Announcement: Breaking ground at Watkins Centre

Today, Bon Secours broke ground for its Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre in Midlothian, Virginia. The new urgent care facility and medical center is 4.5 miles from St. Francis Medical Center. The new Watkins Center is located at the corner of Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike and directly east of Village Bank, which provided complimentary … Read More

Celebrating Thanksgiving

Submitted by Rev. Rose S. Young, BCC, Staff Chaplain In reading the history of the Thanksgiving Holiday, I was surprised to learn about the controversy surrounding the American designation of a national day of thanks. While President George Washington did proclaim such a day during his term in office, President Thomas Jefferson was totally opposed … Read More

Powhatan EMS & St. Francis ED
Intervene in Record Time

Within 24 hours, Powhatan EMS brought two patients having heart attacks to the St. Francis Medical Center’s Emergency Department so that they could receive state-of-the-art treatment in record time. Having brought these patients from the country, Powhatan EMS and the cardiology team at St. Francis were able to perform life-saving interventions within 38 minutes or … Read More

Service in Its Highest Form

As a system of caregivers, Bon Secours employees are called to bring compassion to health care and to be good help to those in need. St. Francis Medical Center and Chesterfield EMS share strong values in how we provide care to our patients. Compassionate, holistic care begins the moment EMS arrives at the home and … Read More

Sticky: Jeepers That’s Dedication!

With the recent onslaughts of wintery mix, snow and sleet, Bon Secours Richmond employees and medical staff have had difficulties getting to and coming home from work. As an organization dedicated to providing good help to the community, the community responded in our time of need. Last weekend, Chris Saunders and the Southside Jeepers (SSJ), … Read More