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Patient Focused Care

Buchanan General Hospital will be the primary provider of health care services for our community by utilizing both primary and affiliated services. BGH will provide those services by ensuring value through highly competent staff, certification, state of the art equipment and a culture of safety.


BGH Employment

Buchanan General Hospital has provided high-quality medical care to the people of Buchanan County and the surrounding counties in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. The 111-bed hospital is staffed with skilled physicians of various specialties, and employs over 300 dedicated support staff.

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Robert D. Ruchti, Chief Executive Officer, smiling
Robert D. Ruchti, Chief Executive Officer, smiling

CEO's Message

Welcome to the Buchanan General Hospital website. We are delighted to be able to offer you, the healthcare consumer, valuable and useful information that is virtually at your fingertips.

The Board of Directors,hospital/medical staff, and volunteers at Buchanan General Hospital are dedicated to providing quality healthcare services to the patients we serve. As you will see in exploring this site, we are committed to our mission of serving our community's healthcare needs in a personal way with compassion and excellence.

Technology continues to grow at a rapid pace and Buchanan General Hospital is proud of the cutting edge innovation and advances we continue to make in this area. As part of our continued commitment to our community, we offer this website to improve your access to news and features about the changing healthcare environment. Please take a moment to browse through the various components of our site. You can find detailed information on our services, education, and hospital news. If you prefer to browse our services with facebook, a handy link to our facebook site is just a keypunch away. We hope you will come to rely on our site as an important healthcare resource. If you don't find the answer online, please don't hesitate to call us.

At Buchanan General Hospital, we are fortunate to have a staff of extremely competent and caring individuals who are committed to meeting your healthcare needs. Thank you for considering us for your healthcare needs.
Sincerely,

Robert D. Ruchti, Chief Executive Officer

Buchanan General Hospital, Inc.