Danville Regional Medical Center
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Danville Regional Medical Center is a 350 bed hospital located in Danville, Virginia. It was purchased by Lifepoint Hospitals in July 2005. Since that time, the hospital has received a preliminary denial of accreditation. This has led government officials to create a commission of citizens to recommend changes to the hospital. The commission's findings were released July 2, 2007, and hospital officials have pledged to fix the problems cited.
As of August, 2007, JCAHO removed the preliminary denial of accreditation, and DRMC is fully accredited.
Danville Regional Medical Center is one of the worst hospitals in America for cardiac care according to a recent study by the U.S. government. The hospital has a heart attack death rate of 19.6%. The death rate for heart failure is 15.5%.
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- Best and Worst Hospitals for Cardiac Cases Revealed
- Hospital leaders say they're committed to fixing Danville Regional Medical Center
- LifePoint says it will fix problems
- Despite profits, Virginia troubles batter LifePoint's reputation
- LifePoint buys hospital with $180M revenues
- DRMC Remains Accredited
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