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Piedmont Geriatric Hospital


  • Mission

    Our mission is to provide recovery based Mental Health Services to enable the elderly to thrive in the community.

    About Us

    Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (PGH) is a 123-bed geropsychiatric hospital, operated by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). It is the only Virginia state facility that exclusively treats elderly persons (65+ years of age) who are in need of inpatient treatment for mental illness; meet the requirements for voluntary or involuntary admission as determined by their mental health center (CSB) and do not have a medical condition that requires priority treatment in an acute care hospital. The hospital has been accredited since 1985 by the national accrediting agency, The Joint Commission.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Community Development
    • Disability
    • Health & Medicine
    • Housing & Homelessness
    • Seniors & Retirement

    Location & Contact

    • 4347674406
    • 5001 East Patrick Henry Hwy, Burkeville, Virginia, US
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