Montgomery Regional Hospital

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Location
Montgomery Regional Hospital Hospital Corporation of America
Place	Blacksburg, Virginia, (US)
Organization
Care System	Private
Hospital Type	Community
Affiliated University	None
Services
Emergency Dept.	Level III trauma center
Beds	146
History
Founded	1971
Links
Website	Homepage
See also	Hospitals in Virginia

Montgomery Regional Hospital (MRH) is a hospital in the town of Blacksburg, in Montgomery County, Virginia. The hospital is a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America.

1 Services
2 History
- 2.1 2006 Shooting
- 2.2 Virginia Tech massacre
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Services

Montgomery Regional Hospital is certified as a level III trauma center^[1].

[edit] History

MRH was founded in 1971^[2].

[edit] 2006 Shooting

On August 20, 2006, William Morva shot and killed Derrick McFarland, a security guard in the emergency department at MRH. Morva had been in jail awaiting trial on an attempted robbery charge, but was taken to MRH after sustaining a sprained ankle and wrist in jail. After using the restroom, he attacked the security guard and a Montgomery County sheriffs deputy. Morva escaped the emergency department, but was captured the next day. While escaping capture, he shot and killed Montgomery County sheriff's Cpl. Eric Sutphin on the morning of August 21.