What’s it Take to be One of the Nation’s Best?
     An Orthopaedic Team Found Right Here at Home

When Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital was named one of the nation’s Top 50 Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report for orthopaedics, we were honored beyond words. But one thing we did say was “thanks.” A thanks to the doctors and nurses of Roanoke Orthopaedic Center and Carilion Clinic who dedicate themselves every day to provide the best care possible.

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Carilion Clinic’s “Heart Alert” Program

Dave Cole, who has developed architectural designs most of his life, was recently saved by a different kind of design — a protocol called “Heart Alert” that outlines steps of treatment for heart attack patients.  

Cole worked on the design and architecture of Roanoke County’s Fort Lewis Fire & Rescue Station 9, the same station that came to his aid when he suffered a heart attack in his Salem home. Station 9 is one of many local fire and rescue stations that had been trained in the program, which was designed by Carilion Clinic to diagnose and treat heart attack victims as quickly and efficiently as possible. It was this program’s design that got Cole from his home to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital’s (CRMH) catheterization lab, where he received the life-saving treatment he needed.

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