LewisGale Announces $18 Million Freestanding Emergency Room in Radford
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery announced an $18 million investment to open a new 11,000-square-foot freestanding emergency room in Radford, Virginia, aimed at expanding emergency care access for the New River Valley.
Roanoke Lynchburg, VA, October 26, 2026 —
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery announced an $18 million investment in a new freestanding emergency room in Radford, Virginia. The planned facility is described as 11,000 square feet and is intended to expand emergency care access for the New River Valley.
The announcement identifies the project’s investment amount, size, location and stated purpose. It does not provide a planned opening date or a construction schedule. The announcement summary also does not specify the facility’s street address, the services it will offer, or how many patients it is expected to serve.
Additional details about the project’s status were not provided. The available information does not say whether construction has begun, whether permits or other approvals have been obtained, or when the emergency room is expected to begin operating. It also does not identify the project’s contractors or provide a breakdown of the $18 million investment.
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery described the facility as a way to expand emergency care access for the New River Valley. The announcement does not offer further information about the area’s current emergency care capacity or explain how the new location may affect existing services. No statements from hospital representatives or other parties were included in the information provided.
The project is presented as an investment in a freestanding emergency room rather than as an expansion of a named hospital building. Beyond its planned location in Radford and its intended regional purpose, details about its design, staffing and relationship to other medical facilities were not provided. Further information on those points was not included in the announcement summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Leslie Johnson on www.wdbj7.com, see more information here.
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