As the area's leading healthcare provider, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center's unique hospital facility and dedicated healthcare professionals provide excellent quality patient care and comfort. Our physicians, hospital staff and volunteers create a highly personalized and supportive environment and deliver care using advanced diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures. More area residents choose us for their healthcare needs than any other medical facility in our area.
CNRV offers a wide array of comprehensive services. From our Emergency Level III Trauma unit to our home-like mother/baby care suite, we are a full-service, regional medical facility, serving the New River Valley and beyond. We host the highest number of sub-specialty physicians and surgeons serving the New River Valley.
We also have access, through Carilion Clinic to an even higher array of services, if needed. Many of these technologies, such as Cyberknife surgery or Robotic Heart Surgery, which are not available anywhere else in Virginia. Our excellent healthcare team and support staff of nearly 1000 people provide exceptional care and customer service that is second to none.
The Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is a strong and growing presence in regional healthcare. Our Department is based in Roanoke Virginia and has clinical, educational, and research sites throughout the region. Our Faculty are based in Roanoke at the Carilion Clinic (a Top 100 Hospital), in Radford at the Carilion New River Valley Hospital, at the Salem VAMC, and at the Catawba Hospital. We are part of the VTC School of Medicine, one of the newest and most innovative medical schools in the nation. We work closely with the VTC Research Institute, headed by the neuroscientist Michael Friedlander Ph.D., that has over $70 Million of current funding. The Department is focused on the extensive development and implementation of patient-centered research utilizing measurement-based care.
Virginia's western region is one of the best kept secrets. Our team members come from all over the country to be part of our mission and for good reason. You'll find yourself surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains and enjoy a low cost of living that includes world-class outdoor recreation, amazing restaurants, and incredible arts and music. With our rich culture and history, vibrant local economy, distinguished colleges, and universities and exceptional downtown and rural living -- there may be no better place to call home.
Designated as a Metropolitan Statistical Area and strategically located along Virginia's Technology Corridor, Montgomery County and the New River Valley are home to the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, and the City of Radford. With a cost of living at 94% of the national average, each area offers city amenities with world-class dining, diverse shopping and cultural activities blended with small-town charm in a beautiful setting.
You will find unique aquatic activities at Claytor Lake State Park or on the U.S.' oldest river, the New River. For hiking enthusiasts, there are endless adventures on the Appalachian Trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The area also offers superior educational opportunities through its 45 public schools and 11 public libraries. And, the New River Valley is home to Radford University, New River Community College and Virginia Tech, which is Virginia's largest university and one of the nation's leading research centers.