Lewisgale Medical Center in Salem, VA
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About Lewisgale Medical Center
Lewisgale Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Salem, Salem City, Virginia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 532 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Salem VA Medical Center, about 1.1 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.90
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.49
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.27
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.57
62% 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 recommend59%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys622
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.26408, -80.03322
Nearby hospitals
- Salem VA Medical Center1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, VA · Emergency roomVA medical center1.1 mi
- Carilion Medical Center1906 Belleview Avenue, SE, Roanoke, VA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.1 mi
- Catawba Hospital5525 Catawba Hospital Drive, Catawba, VAPsychiatric hospital9.7 mi
- Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital180 Floyd Avenue, Rocky Mount, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery3700 South Main Street, Blacksburg, VA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lewisgale Medical Center located?
Lewisgale Medical Center is at 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153 in Salem City.
Does Lewisgale Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Lewisgale Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 122 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lewisgale Medical Center?
Lewisgale Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Lewisgale Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Virginia EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Lewisgale Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (540) 776-4100.
Would patients recommend Lewisgale Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (622 completed surveys), 59% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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