Carilion Clinic Celebrates Outpatient Surgery Expansion at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital

Carilion Clinic hosted a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the opening of four new operating rooms as part of its expanded outpatient surgery services at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital (101 Elm Avenue). 

“This expansion marks a needed increase in access to convenient, outpatient surgical procedures for our communities,” said Dr. Michael Nussbaum, senior vice president and chair of Surgery for Carilion. “We’re thrilled to open this new space, allowing patients to receive sophisticated surgical care close to home.”

The expansion consists of four new operating rooms, doubling the number of operating rooms at Roanoke Community Hospital. The space also includes a new check-in space, waiting area, and satellite pharmacy, totaling 8,740 square feet.

Carilion’s outpatient surgical services are used for many same-day procedures in the Orthopaedic; Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT); Gynecology; Uro-Gynecology; Dental; and General Surgery specialties. The four new operating rooms are outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment primarily used for Orthopaedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement and Spine Surgical procedures.

“The demand for orthopaedic services in our region is high and continues to rise,” said Dr. Joseph Moskal, senior vice president and chair of Orthopaedic Surgery. “With the largest academic orthopaedic practice in the state, we act as an orthopaedic care destination, and this expansion allows us to best meet community needs for things like hip and knee joint replacements, non-complex spine procedures, and much more.”

As a not-for-profit, Carilion conducts community health assessments throughout its footprint every three years to understand barriers to health and prioritize and address health issues and needs. Access to care and services is consistently a top need identified by community members. This expansion helps improve access for outpatient care while also freeing up valuable inpatient surgical resources at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

“Focusing more of our outpatient surgical services to Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital offers a more seamless experience for patients,” said Dr. Nussbaum. “Seeing less complex, lower-acuity cases here will allow us to redistribute existing operating rooms at Carilion Roanoke Memorial for more specialty cases that require inpatient care – a community need that is also on the rise.”

The first procedure is scheduled for later this week, and surgical teams will gradually transition to the new space in the coming months.

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