Centra Lynchburg General Hospital: Contact & Patient Info

What a Level II trauma center means for patients

Lynchburg General can provide rapid trauma assessment, emergency surgery, critical care, imaging and specialty consultation for serious injuries. Current Centra provider listings include physicians specializing in trauma surgery, critical care and emergency medicine.

Current emergency physicians listed at Lynchburg General include

Typical emergency workflow

1. Register and describe the emergency.
2. A clinical team assesses the severity of the condition.
3. The most medically urgent patients are treated first.
4. Bloodwork, X-ray, CT, ultrasound or other testing may be ordered.
5. Specialists can be consulted when needed.
6. The patient may be discharged, observed, admitted or taken for emergency surgery.

ER cost

Centra does not publish one universal emergency-room fee because the final charge depends on the evaluation level, physician services, diagnostic testing, imaging, medicines, procedures, trauma care and whether hospital admission is required.

Centra identifies Lynchburg General as home to cardiovascular hospital services, while many outpatient cardiology appointments are handled by the Centra Medical Group Heart & Vascular Institute Lynchburg.

Hospital cardiovascular testing

Centra’s cardiovascular testing order instructions list Lynchburg General, 1901 Tate Springs Road, with patients directed to the hospital’s Terrace Level for applicable tests.

Hospital-based testing can include services such as:

• Exercise stress testing
• Stress echocardiography
• Dobutamine stress echocardiography
• Nuclear stress testing
• Other cardiovascular diagnostic procedures

Current Centra listings connect Lynchburg General with neurologists, vascular neurologists, neurodiagnostic providers and neurosurgical services.

Current examples include:

• Melanie Winningham, MD — Vascular Neurology / Neurology
• Rami-James Assadi, MD — Neurology
• Shannon Greene, PA — Neurology, accepting new patients at current listing
• Sarah Waddell, NP-C — Neurology, accepting new patients at current listing

Lynchburg General provides inpatient orthopedic and surgical care. Current Centra physician listings include orthopedic surgeon Pramote Malasitt, MD at the hospital.

Many elective orthopedic office appointments in Lynchburg are also handled through OrthoVirginia, 2405 Atherholt Road.

Before planned orthopedic surgery

• Confirm hospital location.
• Confirm insurance authorization.
• Ask about pre-operative testing.
• Ask whether implants and anesthesia are included in your estimate.
• Confirm expected admission length.
• Arrange transportation and post-operative help.

Centra’s new-patient oncology instructions place the practice in the Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center at 1701 Thomson Drive, near Lynchburg General.

Bring to a first oncology visit

• Photo ID
• Insurance card
• Copayment if applicable
• Current medication list or medication bottles
• Completed new-patient forms
• Outside records requested by the oncology office
• Referral or prior authorization if required

Centra’s 2024 community assessment describes Lynchburg General as having 10 operating rooms and a major role in surgical and acute inpatient care.

Current trauma/general surgery examples

• Alex Hamilton, DO — Trauma Surgery / Critical Care
• William Weber IV, MD — Trauma Surgery / Critical Care
• Robert Bass, MD — Trauma Surgery / General Surgery
• Kojo Wallace, MD — General Surgery / Trauma Surgery

Before surgery, ask

• What time should I arrive?
• Which entrance should I use?
• When should I stop eating or drinking?
• Which medications should I stop or continue?
• Is the procedure inpatient or outpatient?
• What is the estimated hospital charge?
• Will anesthesia, surgeon, radiology or pathology bill separately?

Current Centra physician listings show diagnostic and interventional radiologists practicing at Lynchburg General.

Examples include:

• Shree Shah, MD — Diagnostic Radiology
• Jon Myers, DO — Diagnostic Radiology
• Rahul Arya, MD — Interventional / Diagnostic Radiology
• Bhavika Trivedi, MD — Vascular Interventional / Diagnostic Radiology
• Karah Lanier, MD — Neuroradiology / Diagnostic Radiology

Before imaging

• Confirm the test and location.
• Ask if fasting is required.
• Ask about contrast preparation.
• Report contrast allergy or kidney problems when relevant.
• Confirm insurance authorization.
• Bring the physician order if instructed.

Centra’s current community assessment describes Lynchburg General as having four critical-care units and three intermediate-care units.

Current critical-care providers associated with LGH include:

• Chaitanya Pal, MD — Critical Care Medicine
• Kristi Rose, MD — Critical Care Medicine
• Benjamin Moses, MD — Critical Care Medicine / Anesthesiology
• Samuel Dadzie, MD — Critical Care Medicine
• Joseph Khoury, MD — Critical Care Medicine

Lynchburg General has a dedicated pediatric unit and current Centra provider listings include pediatric physicians and other clinicians with hospital privileges at LGH.

Pediatric inpatient care at Lynchburg General should not be confused with Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital’s women’s, newborn and Birth Center services.

If you are pregnant, use the hospital destination provided by your obstetrician. For a pregnancy emergency, call your care team or 911 when appropriate.

Call when you need

• An explanation of your hospital balance
• Help understanding insurance processing
• Financial-assistance information
• Questions about deductible or coinsurance
• Help determining whether another statement is from a professional provider

Centra’s policy uses federal poverty guidelines and a patient’s financial circumstances to determine eligibility for partial or full assistance. Because federal income guidelines are updated, use the current application rather than relying on an old dollar table.

Information the application may request

• Paycheck or employer income documentation
• Unemployment information
• Federal tax information for self-employed applicants
• Government-benefit documentation
• Bank statements
• Social-service assistance information
• Support letters when no income is reported
• Household income and asset information

Completed applications can be returned using the instructions on the current Centra form. The policy states Centra makes reasonable efforts to notify applicants of a determination within approximately 30 days after receiving a complete application and required information.

Centra provider pages specifically advise patients to contact the physician’s office to confirm insurance participation.

Before scheduled care

1. Call the number on your insurance card.
2. Ask whether Centra Lynchburg General Hospital is in-network.
3. Ask whether your specific physician is in-network.
4. Ask whether prior authorization is required.
5. Confirm referral requirements.
6. Ask how much deductible remains.
7. Confirm copay and coinsurance.
8. Ask about separately billed professional services.

HealthyU can help patients access

• Recent laboratory results
• Available health information
• Patient-portal functions supported by Centra

How to enroll

1. Make sure your current email address is stored in Centra’s system.
2. Ask for a portal invitation during a Centra visit, or use self-enrollment.
3. Go to CentraHealth.com and choose Sign in to HealthyU.
4. Select Sign Up and follow the prompts.

Portal-help email: CentraHealthyU@centrahealth.com.

A dependable current hospital-wide visiting-hour window was not published in the official material reviewed for this guide. For that reason, this page does not copy an old visitor schedule.

Before traveling to visit

1. Call 434-200-3000.
2. Ask to confirm that the patient is at Lynchburg General.
3. Ask for the patient’s nursing unit.
4. Confirm current visiting hours for that unit.
5. Ask about age, infection-control or bedside-visitor restrictions.

The hospital map shows patient/visitor parking around the main entrance and emergency side. Current official material reviewed for this guide does not publish a dependable universal parking or valet fee, so this article does not invent one.

Useful arrival tip

If you are coming for a scheduled test, check whether your instructions say Main Entrance, Terrace Level, Radiology or another hospital entrance before parking.

Centra’s Lynchburg General wayfinding map identifies both the hospital cafeteria and Riverside Roasters near the main hospital circulation area.