Introducing Watkins Centre – Central Virginia’s first freestanding ER

Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre, the first freestanding emergency department in central Virginia, will open November 1st.

Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre, which broke ground in March 2011, comprises 100,000 square feet in two buildings on 16 acres in northwest Chesterfield County. Watkins Centre includes:

• Opening Nov. 1
• Free-standing emergency department, the first of its kind in central Virginia, with 16 patient bays
• Comprehensive diagnostic imaging center with CT, MRI and ultrasound
• Opening Dec. 5
• Comprehensive Women’s Center with bone density scanning, mammography services and a breast surgery practice
• Opening Feb. 2012
• Additional medical office space with primary care, obstetrics and gynecology and internal medicine physician practices

Access to Emergency Services

St. Francis Watkins Centre is located at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288, across from Westchester Commons. Watkins Centre will increase access to emergency services for Chesterfield, Powhatan, Amelia, Goochland and Western Henrico counties.

Economic Impact

According to Chesterfield County officials, the Midlothian area surrounding Watkins Centre is projected to grow significantly over the next five to 10 years, creating a need for more medical services to accommodate the growing population.

Watkins Centre will also make a positive economic impact on Chesterfield County, creating about 100 new jobs and relocating about 100 employees from other parts of the Richmond metropolitan area.

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