Surgery Center To Be Purchased from Carilion

Nancy Agee of Carilion^

Roanoke-based Fairlawn Surgery Center has reached an agreement with Carilion Clinic to purchase the Center for Surgical Excellence, an outpatient surgery center located at 2107 Roslalind Avenue in Southwest Roanoke.

Fairlawn is a new company comprised of principals who are practicing physicians with Valley Nephrology Associates. VNA is one of Virginia’s largest nephrology practices, serving patients with kidney disease, hypertension and transplantation throughout southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

“We’re excited about this purchase because of the flexibility it will give us to provide full service patient care,” says Dr. F. Jackson Ballenger, a physician with Fairlawn. “Most important, many surgical needs associated with kidney disease and its related conditions can be readily supported through this center, helping to simplify and improve our patients’ lives, comfort and care. That’s what matters most to us.”

“We’re pleased to see the center transition to a locally-based group of physicians with a long history of excellent patient care,” says Nancy Agee, Chief Operating Officer for Carilion Clinic.

The pending sale is the result of a consent agreement between Carilion and the Federal Trade Commission. As required, the parties are seeking FTC approval of the transaction. If approved, the sale is expected to close by the end of February of this year.

Fairlawn is an independent medical practice whose physicians care for patients through VNA in 14 locations, including dialysis centers in Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Bedford, Lexington, Wytheville, Pearisburg, Radford, Blacksburg, Grundy, Big Stone Gap and Welch, W. Va.

(From press release.)