Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
Coordinates: 37°11′33″N 78°10′30″W / 37.1924°N 78.1751°W
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital is a geriatric hospital located in the state of Virginia. It is Virginia's only state facility solely dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of persons over the age of 65 [1]. The 123-bed geriatric hospital is located in Burkeville on the 300-acre (120 ha) site of the former Piedmont Sanatorium. Founded in 1967, the facility employs 320 staff members and is a training site for major universities, colleges, and vocational schools in geropsychiatry and other clinical specialties.
The 300 acre site of PGH was originally Piedmont Sanatorium, a rest home for African Americans with tuberculosis. The Sanatorium was closed in 1965 and converted into a geriatric hospital in 1967. In 1985, PGH was accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
In 1999, word leaked out that PGH was slated to be closed under the 1999-2000 budget of Governor George Allen[2]. The Legislature voted to keep PGH open with funding allocated through 2000.
On November 25, 2000, the Richmond Times-Dispatch cited an administration leak that PGH would be closed by 2006. State Senator Frank Ruff speculated that the information was leaked on purpose in order to gauge the public's reaction [3]. Local officials and the Piedmont Geriatric Association organized to oppose the closure, and the Legislature funded PGH for 2000.
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