LewisGale Hospital Pulaski Denies Closure Risk Cited in Virginia State Report
A draft report from the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care identified LewisGale Hospital Pulaski as one of 13 rural hospitals in the state at risk of closure, according to reporting by WFXRtv on June 6, 2026. The report examined the financial viability of Virginia's 36 rural hospitals.
In a statement, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski refuted the report's conclusion, asserting that the hospital is "not closing" and is "operationally sound." Hospital leadership reassured patients and the community that it remains open and focused on care.
The hospital's statement suggested the state report's methodology may be flawed. It noted that as part of a larger health system, the hospital does not publicly report its individual financial performance in the same way an independent hospital might, and that the report's reliance on publicly available data may not fully reflect the hospital's financial position.