Hospice care is also available in Roanoke and Franklin County. On call support is available 24 hours a day. This special report, featuring achievements at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital during 2000, highlights the areas of community partnerships, technological advancements, growth in services and excellence in healthcare. ER is on the Fast Track Thanks to the new Fast Track service at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, patients are getting medical attention faster than ever before. While patients may not notice the procedural changes nurses, technicians and doctors have made, they are sure to notice the results.
Records show that the average time a patient waits to see a physician has been cut in half.
In most cases patients are now assessed and taken to a bed before they are even registered. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital has partnered with a number of agencies in Franklin County to provide health education classes focusing on reproductive health and parenting skills.