Westwood Center
20 Westwood Medical Park, Bluefield, VA 24605
Main Phone Number: 276-322-5439
Admissions Phone Number: 276-598-0002
Awards and Affiliations
Westwood Center is a skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care. The Center also offers senior/assisted living. We accept Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances. Our staff is dedicated to serving the medical and rehabilitation needs of individuals recovering from illness or injury. Westwood Center is a We Honor Veterans community partner!
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Services
- ShortStay care
- LongTerm care
- Assisted / Senior Living
- Respite care
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation - including joint replacement, injuries and amputation
- Attending Physicians
- Registered Nurses
- IV Therapy
- Colostomy care
- Dementia care
- Dental care
- Personal care
- Pet therapy
- Podiatry care
- Vision care
- Wound care
- X-ray
- Hospice care
- Pain management
- Discharge planning
- Individual treatment plans
- Medication management
- Cultural, educational, religious and social activities
- Recreation activities
Amenities
- Private and Semi-Private Rooms
- Fully air conditioned
- Individual climate control
- Beauty Salon / Barber Services
- Dining Room
- In-room dining options
- Private dining rooms for family gatherings
- Alarm system to aid in the security of residents with cognitive deficits
- Complimentary laundry facility on-site
- Computer with internet access
- Housekeeping
- Pharmaceutical delivery service
- Wireless Internet
Dr. Karthik Ramakrishnan
Medical DirectorDr. Karthik Ramakrishnan came highly recommended to Westwood Center in February 2020. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with 20 years of experience. In addition to having his own practice (Infinity Medical Management) in Bluefield Virginia he is also the founder of PeachTree Inpatient Consulting, a hospitalist group of physicians that has been serving five hospitals since 2009. He was joined in providing care to the residents of Westwood Center by J. Lindsey Miller, FNP-C in August of 2020. Lindsey is an exemplary Nurse Practitioner with an extensive background of experience in multiple areas of nursing including but not limited to working in Home Health, Intensive Care, Med Surge and outpatient clinical setting. With both of their vast experience with inpatient and outpatient medicine, together, Dr Ramakrishnan and J. Lindsey Miller, FNP-C will deliver superior care to our residents at Westwood.
J. Lindsey Miller, FNP-C
Nurse PractitionerLindsey is an exemplary Nurse Practitioner with an extensive background of experience in multiple areas of nursing including but not limited to working in Home Health, Intensive Care, Med Surge and outpatient clinical setting. With both of their vast experience with inpatient and outpatient medicine, together, Dr Ramakrishnan and J. Lindsey Miller, FNP-C will deliver superior care to our residents at Westwood.
Tamara Miller, RN, BSN
Director of NursingTamara joined Westwood Center in 2020 as our Director of Nursing. Tami brings with her over 24 years of nursing experience including CCU, ICU, ER, Post-Op recovery, Hospice, and eight years in long term care, including four years of director of nursing experience. She is a graduate from Mountain State University with her Bachelor's degree in Nursing and was an LPN prior to that. Tami is a native of Oak Hill WV and resides there with her husband of 29 years. She has two children and one beautiful granddaughter. Tami's personal core values and beliefs as an individual are kindness, honesty, persistence, lifelong learning, security, family, and success in achieving her goals. She uses those values and beliefs to make her own personal decisions and to live her everyday life. Tami believes that the core of nursing is caring, knowledge, and integrity. Tami's mission is to be a competent and lifelong learning nurse while providing empathetic and compassionate care; maintaining honesty and integrity; and being respectful of all cultures and individual choices.
Wonderful place and great therapy
I have been here 3 times now and never regret coming. It is a wonderful place to come and get therapy. Everyone is always so nice and kind and I never have to wait very long for someone to come and help me. I would recommend this place to everyone.
- Elma H.
