The Medical Surgical Unit: Medical Surgical Unit photo: Tammy Hoke, Katie Carter, Miranda Lipes, Mindy Lipes, Alyson Riddle, Larissa Jordan, Mikayla Whitt, Jessica Thomas, Rachel Wolfe, John Applegate, and Michaela Tucker.

LewisGale Hospital Alleghany Honored with Units of Distinction Awards   Low Moor, VA (March 24, 2023) - HCA Healthcare, LewisGale Hospital Alleghany’s parent company, celebrated exemplary nursing units across the organization during the 2022 Unit of Distinction Awards. The Unit of Distinction is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care. LewisGale Hospital Alleghany’s winners include: • Intensive Care Unit, Units of Distinction recipient • Medical Surgical, Units of Distinction recipient “Year after year, our staff continue raising our standard of nursing excellence,” said Nicole Tucker, assistant chief nursing officer of LewisGale Hospital Alleghany. ”The annual Unit of Distinction program celebrates the selfless individuals who continue showing up for our patients and Alleghany Highlands community.” Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are an essential component of HCA Healthcare’s strategic nursing agenda. With more than 2,300 sites of care, HCA Healthcare’s more than 93,000 nurses have abundant opportunities to choose work across a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical settings. HCA Healthcare supports and invests in nursing with leading-edge technologies and increased access to clinical education and professional development opportunities to help make HCA Healthcare a premier career destination for nurses. * * * About LewisGale Hospital Alleghany LewisGale Hospital Alleghany is part of LewisGale Regional Health System which includes 44 HCA Virginia Health System-owned patient care facilities including four hospitals, one freestanding ER, two regional cancer centers and affiliations with both employed and independent physicians. HCA Virginia Health System operates 14 hospitals, 27 outpatient centers, five freestanding emergency rooms and is affiliated with 3,000 physicians. The private hospital system is one of Virginia’s largest employers, provides $105.7 million in charity and uncompensated care, and pays $88.9 million in taxes annually. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. The Intensive Care Unit: Ann Carter, Candace Hoke, Katie Carter. Back row, David Morgan, Larissa Jordan, Mindy Lipes, Jessica Thomas, and Summer Pullin

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