Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA
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About Lonesome Pine Hospital
Lonesome Pine Hospital is an acute care hospital in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Norton Community Hospital, about 7.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.83
68% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys408
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.87652, -82.75678
Nearby hospitals
- Norton Community Hospital100 15th Street Northwest, Norton, VA · Emergency roomHospital7.4 mi
- Whitesburg Arh Hospital240 Hospital Road, Whitesburg, KY · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- Lee County Community Hospital127 Health Care Drive, Pennington Gap, VA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lonesome Pine Hospital located?
Lonesome Pine Hospital is at 1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 in Wise County.
Does Lonesome Pine Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Lonesome Pine Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 131 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lonesome Pine Hospital?
Lonesome Pine Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Lonesome Pine Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Lonesome Pine Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Virginia trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Lonesome Pine Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (276) 523-3111.
Would patients recommend Lonesome Pine Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (408 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.