Central Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (CPHS) was established in 1986 as Sandy River Medical Center (SRMC), through the efforts of residents of the Sandy River community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.  SRMC continues in the name of one of three-health center sites now operated by CPHS.  The concern that led to the establishment of SRMC was the shortage of health care professionals and services in the medically-underserved area (MUA) and the immediate difficulty of finding affordable and reasonably accessible health care either locally or in nearby Danville or Martinsville. 

Dr. Ross seeing a patient at Sandy River Medical Center

The initial goal was to provide services to residents of the Tunstall Magisterial District of Pittsylvania County.  This initiative resulted in the development of a satellite health center of the Brunswick Community Health Center in Alberta, Virginia, located approximately 110 miles from the Axton/Sandy River area.  SRMC commenced operations in a bi-level, 4800 square foot clinic building.  The building was obtained and constructed through county development funds and is now wholly owned by CPHS.  SRMC became a freestanding medical center and was approved for direct Section 330 funding in 1989 and continued receiving those funds until 2003. 

Currently, CPHS provides primary healthcare (most insurances accepted) on a fee-for-service basis.  Services to aid the underserved in the community are provided by way of a limited number of sliding scale fee applications as well as the implementation of The Pharmacy Connection program.  Eligible Veteran patients who are currently enrolled via one of CPHS’s three Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) are also assured of more logistically immediate access to primary healthcare as well.

Staff at Martinsville Family Medical Center

are ready to serve you.

 Central Piedmont Health Services, Inc. is incorporated as a non-profit tax-exempt 501(C)(3) organization, and is governed by a Board of Directors all of whom currently live or work in the service area.  Board Members are recruited from throughout the two city and two county service areas served by CPHS.