Montgomery Regional Hospital

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.

Services
Montgomery Regional Hospital is certified as a level III trauma center.

History
MRH was founded in 1971.

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.

Virginia Tech massacre
MRH received several patients that were wounded in the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16, 2007.