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Thoracic Surgeon for quality in cardiac surgery. Centra is the only health care sys- tem in Virginia to have received the award every year since its inception.


• Centra has been selected six times as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital in America and is one of only three hospitals in Vir- ginia to receive this national honor for out- standing cardiovascular performance.


• Centra has received re-certification for its treatment of heart attack patients from The Joint Commission. The national certifica- tion once again shows that Centra exceeds national standards and guidelines that bring heart attack care excellence.


• Centra Lynchburg General Hospital is a Level II Trauma Center, offering 24-hour, compre- hensive emergency care and transportation services, including air medical transport by the state-of-the-art helicopter, Centra ONE.


• Centra Lynchburg General Hospital has twice earned The Joint Commission’s na- tional Certificate of Distinction for Prima- ry Stroke Centers and was the first hospital in central, southside and western Virginia to earn this honor in 2010.


• Centra Lynchburg General Hospital has received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines—Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award which recognizes the commitment and success in implementing excellent care by ensur- ing that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.


• The Centra Joint Replacement Center’s total hip and total knee replacement pro- grams are nationally certified by The Joint Commission.


• For the sixth consecutive year, Centra Home Health has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top- performing home health agencies in the nation for quality care.


• Centra is named one of the Safest Hospitals in America and a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Forbes magazine and is ranked among the top 5 percent of health systems in the country.


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Centra Facilities and Programs • Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center • Brain & Spine Institute • Breast Imaging Center • Bridges Treatment Center • College of Nursing • Fairmont Crossing Health & Rehabilitation Center • Guggenheimer Health & Rehabilitation Center • HealthWorks Work Recovery Center • Healthy Living Center at the Jamerson Family YMCA • HeartAware Program • Heartburn Treatment Center • Home Health • Hospice • Laboratory • Lynchburg General Hospital • Mammography Centers • PACE • Pathways Treatment Center • Rehabilitation & Geriatric Specialists • Rivermont Schools • Rosemary & George Dawson Inn • Southside Community Hospital • Stroobants Cardiovascular Pavilion • Stroobants Heart Center • The Sleep Disorders Center • The Summit Health & Rehabilitation Center, Independent Living and Assisted Living • Virginia Baptist Hospital


Centra Medical Group • Extensive Network of Primary and Immediate Care Providers


• Neurosciences Center • Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Specialists • Physical Medicine & Pain Management Center • Stroobants Cardiovascular Center • Urology Center • Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center


Centra Partnerships • Bedford Memorial Hospital (with Carilion Health System)


• Central Virginia Imaging (with Radiology Consultants of Lynchburg)


• Halifax Heart Partnership (with Halifax Regional Hospital)


• Piedmont Community Health Plan (with area physicians)


• Ryan White II Grant (with Medical Associates of Central Virginia)


• The Summit (with the Disciples of Christ) • The Surgery Center (with area physicians)


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