Norton Community Hospital in Norton, Virginia, is a not-for-profit, 129-bed, acute-care facility serving Southwest Virginia and Southeastern Kentucky since 1949.
As the largest healthcare facility in the coalfield region, Norton Community Hospital provides a wide array of services through highly trained physicians and support staff. Norton Community Hospital is a member of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.
Norton Community Hospital offers a full array of primary care and specialty services as well as several amenities that make us the hospital of choice for residents in our area. Our team approach to health care reflects our commitment to keeping our patients at the center of everything we do.
Norton Community Hospital takes great pride in training young physicians for our rural, medically underserved area. This dedication has resulted in an increase in quality primary care for Southwest Virginia and the surrounding area and the growth of our institution. Norton Community Hospital offers the benefits of rural living with the opportunity to train in a modern and progressive hospital. Learn more about our residency program.
Our surgical suite offers state-of-the-art technology and minimally invasive procedures. This includes laparoscopic as well as hand-assisted laparoscopic procedures. Additional features include:
Norton Community Hospital CHNA [PDF – opens in new window]
Norton Community Hospital and Lonesome Pine Hospital [TXT file, 85.3 MB]
Standard Charges file last updated Feb. 23, 2022.
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Norton Community MS-DRG metrics [PDF, 192KB], fiscal year 2022
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Shannon Showalter, Vice President, Chief Executive Officer for Lee, Wise and Dickenson counties
Dr. Herb Ladley, Chief Medical Officer
Jeremy Carlson, Chief Nursing Officer
Stephen Sawyer, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Administrator
Valeri Colyer, Director, Human Resources
Wise/Dickenson County Advisory Board
Mike Allen, Vice Chair
Dr. Ashley Bevins
Karen Hall, Secretary
Mike Hatfield
Danny Lambert
John Morrisey
Steve Lawson
Valerie Lawson
Abe Quesenberry
Dr. Bernie Sergent
Mitzi Sykes
Roger Viers
Ernie Ward
Jibber Ward, Chair
In 1949, a trio of Norton physicians, Ernest J. Benko, George W. Botts and D. Cury, Jr., realized their community needed a comprehensive health care facility. They created the Miner’s Hospital, which served Wise County’s mining community until 1951, when Norton General bought the facility.
In October 1973, Qualicare, Inc., of New Orleans, La., assumed management of the hospital (1973-1983) and immediately began plans for construction of a new facility set to be completed in 1977 and replace the old 75-bed facility which was originally the home of a coal baron.
in May 1976, $6.5 million in bonds were sold to finance the construction of the new Norton Community Hospital facility, with the groundbreaking held on July 13, 1976. This significant step in the evolution of Norton Community Hospital was completed on Sept. 7, 1977, with the opening of the present facility. Seventy-five acute beds and 75 long-term care, or nursing home, beds were opened in the new structure.
Progress continued as both the quality and quantity of health care provided by Norton Community Hospital grew. A banner year in the continued growth of the old Miners Hospital occurred in 1983. Facing a difficult decision concerning the long-term care facility, the board of directors and administration officials elected to close long-term care beds and expand acute care services. This action was completed in December 1983. This decision to close long-term care beds was more acceptable with the acquisition of the former Park Avenue Hospital. The 54 acute-care beds were added to Norton Community Hospital's 75, bringing the total bed count to the current 129 acute-care beds.
In the spring of 2002, Norton Community Hospital embarked on a $16.5-million renovation project that included:
In 2007, Norton Community Hospital partnered with Mountain States Health. In the years since the partnership, Norton Community Hospital has completed major renovations throughout the facility including the Family Birth Center, intensive care unit, inpatient rehab department, medical surgery rooms, laboratory, pharmacy and surgical suite.
Norton Community Hospital is recognized as a leader in the provision of quality primary care and specialty services, delivered through highly trained support and diverse medical staff. Our patients, physicians, and team members are able to enjoy the benefits of rural living and the opportunity of practicing in a safe, modern and progressive healthcare facility.
Norton Community Hospital offers a convenient patient drop-off lane at the main front entrance of the hospital. Patient and visitor parking is located directly in front of the main hospital entrance. Handicapped parking spaces are available in the first row of parking closest to the main hospital entrance.
The Surgical Suite, located directly behind the hospital, has a separate patient drop-off and pick up-lane, as well as a parking area for all surgical patients and visitors. Handicapped parking spaces are provided in the first row of parking closest to the Surgical Suite entrance.
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