SPOTLIGHT
“Topping out” at the
new Warren Memorial
Hospital in Front Royal.
GROWING TO SERVE PATIENTS
Two new projects reflect Valley Health’s commitment
to expanding its quality care—through beams, beds
and more
With double-digit population growth expected in our region in the
coming years, Valley Health is taking steps today to make sure local
patients—and those who care for them—are well-served in the future.
Events in Front Royal and Winchester, Virginia, highlight Valley Health’s
expansion projects where beams and beds were recently on display.
EXPANDED 56-BED UNIT IN WMC’S NORTH TOWER OFFERS
SPECIALIZED CARE
Last fall, two 28-bed units on the fourth floor of Winchester Medical Center’s
(WMC) North Tower opened to serve the needs of orthopedic, neurologic
and neurosurgery patients and their families. These patients are
often recovering from traumatic injury, stroke, joint replacement surgery,
spine surgery, or brain surgery, or are being monitored
for epilepsy or other seizure disorders. This new stateof
the-art space, designed around the unique needs of
these patients, provides spacious patient rooms and adjacent
open-concept work areas to facilitate patient-caregiver
communication and clinical collaboration. These
units also feature upgraded telemetry, a physical therapy
gym (to advance progressive return to independence for
patients) and enhanced video EEG (brain monitoring)
capabilities in the Neurosciences unit.
“The opening of these contemporary specialty units
represents the next stage in the evolution of advanced
neurological and orthopedic care for our growing region,”
notes Grady W. (Skip) Philips III, WMC president
and Valley Health senior vice president. “Our physicians,
nursing staff and therapists value the opportunity
to work in spaces that better integrate all resources for
each patient’s healing and rehabilitation. And I think
our patients appreciate it, too.”
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