Welcome letter

LewisGale Medical Center is located in Roanoke-Salem Virginia in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more than 100 years the LewisGale name has been synonymous with high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Today, our unwavering commitment to our patients ranks us as one of the top hospitals in Virginia and the nation for quality of care including patient safety, patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Our growing integrated network of care includes four hospitals, six outpatient centers, two cancer centers and 700 physicians at more than 160 affiliated locations stretching from Alleghany Highlands and Rockbridge County to the Roanoke and New River Valleys.

A young and growing region, Roanoke-Salem has a great deal to offer prospective residents: affordable housing, great opportunities for families with children and nationally recognized schools, plenty of extracurricular activities.

Residents at LGMC enjoy Smith Mountain Lake and the New River for fishing, kayaking and boating and the mountains and woods for miles of hiking and biking trails throughout the region. For beachgoers, the Atlantic Ocean is about a five-hour drive east and the Chesapeake Bay area can be reached in four.

Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and Liberty University offer intercollegiate sports at the Division I level in all sports and Radford University competes in Division I in basketball. For stock car enthusiasts, Bristol, Martinsville, and Richmond are within easy driving distance. The state also has a growing brewing, winemaking and cidery industry scattered throughout the Blue Ridge and Virginia Highlands.

Kate Burmaster, MD
Program Director