Living in a small city, you may not think about the quality of health care available. You may think you have to travel to larger metropolitan areas for top quality care or surgery. Yesterday, I spent several hours at Virginia Baptist Hospital while my mom had day surgery. I couldn't stop thinking about how fortunate we are to have two excellent hospitals with first class doctors and treatment right here in Lynchburg.

Lynchburg General is home to the Stroobants Heart Center, a top tier facility. From their website:

At the Stroobants Heart Center, our average time for getting a clogged artery open is just 71 minutes - 43 minutes faster than the national average. How? Through greater cooperation with emergency crews and more streamlined ER procedures. And the speed of our cardiac specialists getting to the bedside is second to none. It all adds up to saving precious minutes when they count the most. 

Check out this link for more information:

http://www.centrahealth.com/services/cardio.aspxCentra

Centra Health is building a new cancer treatment center on the corner of Langhorne and Atherholt, close to Lynchburg General Hospital. The Pearson Cancer Treatment Center is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2008.

http://www.centrahealth.com/services/cancercare.aspx

For more information on the treatment and care available in Lynchburg, please check out the following site.

http://www.lynchburgchamber.org/lynchburglife/hcare/index.htm

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