Bon Secours News

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards Grants to Bring Life-Saving Clinical Trials Closer to Home

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation announced its 2020 grant recipients this week, and Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Center is the only South Carolina health organization to make the list.

2020 SEED Grants Totaling $125,000 Awarded to 10 East End Businesses

Ten local businesses in Richmond’s East End received Supporting East End Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) grant awards today at a virtual ceremony, totaling $125,000.

Notice for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Members in Virginia

Bon Secours sent a renegotiation notice to Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. (d.b.a. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem)) with the option to terminate the current contract. This means that a potential termination date was set for December 1, 2020.

Three Bon Secours Hospitals Receive Mission: Lifeline Receiving Achievement Award

Three Bon Secours’ hospitals have received the Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

Bon Secours Hospitals Receive Quality Stroke Care Awards

Four hospitals in the Bon Secours Hampton Roads market and five hospitals in the Bon Secours Richmond market have received awards from the American Heart Association & American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA)’s prestigious Get With The Guidelines program.

Greenville Health Leaders Remind Public That We’re All Together

Bon Secours St. Francis - Greenville and Prisma Health—Upstate have partnered on a public health campaign to reinforce to the Upstate community to keep our guard up against COVID-19.

Four Bon Secours Hampton Roads Hospitals Receive Quality Stroke Care Awards

Four Bon Secours Hampton Roads hospitals have received awards from the American Heart Association & American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA)’s prestigious Get With The Guidelines program.

St. Mary’s Hospital Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Receives Beacon Award by American Association of Critical Nurses

Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) has received the gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Receives Award for High-Value Health Care from Premier Inc.

Richmond Community Hospital received the award for performance in all five of the areas measured in Premier’s collaborative, including affordability, effective care, prevention and treatment for leading causes of mortality, person and family experience, and patient safety.

Bon Secours Wins 'Zero Harm' Awards For Commitment to Eliminating Medical Errors

The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) has awarded Bon Secours St. Francis - Greenville for their tremendous efforts eliminating medical errors as part of their Zero Harm program.

Bon Secours Creates $11.3 Million in Medicare Savings

Hampton Roads Good Help ACO savings represent reduced health care spend to taxpayers

Bon Secours Names Harry Spikes Executive Director of Bon Secours Community Works

Bon Secours has named Harry Spikes as Executive Director of Bon Secours Community Works, effective September 14. Spikes is joining the ministry after a 15-year tenure as the district director for Elijah E. Cummings, the late Congressman for the 7th District of Maryland.

Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Available at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

A multi-disciplinary team of cardiac surgeons and cardiologists at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center are now offering transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR.

Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside Receives Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc.

Bon Secours received the award for achieving top overall performance in all five of the areas measured in Premier’s nationally acclaimed QUEST 2020 collaborative.

Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside Named Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

OptumHealth has named Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside a bariatric surgery Center of Excellence® (COE).

Hampton Roads Health Systems Urge Public to #MaskUp757

As COVID-19 rates spike in our region, we must unite in our efforts to protect ourselves and one another from a virus for which there is no vaccine and no cure.

Richmond Area Health Systems Encourage the Public to #MaskUpRVA

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are all fighting the same battle—to protect one another, and ourselves, from a virus for which there is no vaccine and no cure. Save a life and #MaskUpRVA. Together, we can overcome this challenge.

U.S. News & World Report Names Two Bon Secours Hospitals Among Best in Virginia,Best in Richmond Metro Area

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center and Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital have been recognized as a “Best Hospital” for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News & World Report Names Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Among Best in South Carolina, Best in Greenville Metro Area

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has been recognized as a “Best Hospital” for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.

Bon Secours programs earn 2019 SHPBestTM “Superior Performer” Patient Satisfaction Award

Bon Secours St. Francis Home Care and Open Arms Hospice have been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as “Superior Performers”.

Bon Secours Eases Visitor Restrictions for Richmond Hospitals

While continuing to ensure the safety of our patients, health care workers and visitors, visitation restrictions have been relaxed at all seven Richmond market hospitals.

Bon Secours Plans Expansion of Harbour View Hospital

Bon Secours files request with state to add up to 36 beds to new suffolk hospital.

Bon Secours Receives Approval for Expansion of Hanover County Hospital

State Approves Request to Add 44 Beds to Memorial Regional Medical Center.

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) Updates

We will use this site to keep our patients updated on our wind-down process, closure dates and next steps for Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital and Bellefonte Physician Services.

Dr. Edwards Retires from Southampton Memorial Hospital After 53 Years of Patient Care

Robert G. Edwards, M.D., retired from lifelong practice as an internal medicine physician on March 30, 2020. He provided patient care for more than 53 years in Franklin, VA, as a physician with Southampton Memorial Hospital (SMH).

Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital and Memorial Regional Medical Center Receive an ‘A’ for Patient Safety for the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

The designation recognizes the hospitals’ efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital and DePaul Medical Center Receive an ‘A’ for Patient Safety for the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

The designation recognizes the hospitals’ efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.

Our Commitment to Patient Safety is our Promise

We want to reassure you that our hospitals and our other care sites are safe. . Please do not delay urgent care you may need for any health problem.

Bon Secours Joins FDA National EAP for Convalescent Plasma

Bon Secours has joined the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) national Expanded Access Program (EAP) for Convalescent Plasma as a treatment protocol for COVID-19.

An Open Letter from Richmond-Area Health Systems: Collaboration is Key to Address COVID-19

Bon Secours, HCA Virginia, and VCU Health are pledging our partnership during this difficult time to serve the greater Richmond area as we navigate the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19.

Bon Secours Reduces Entrances to its Four Hospitals in Hampton Roads Market

In order to ensure the health and safety of our patients, visitors, associates and medical providers, we have a temporary policy in place reducing the entrance points to our hospitals in the Hampton Roads market.

Bon Secours Reduces Entrances to its Greenville Hospitals

In order to ensure the health and safety of our patients, visitors, associates and medical providers, we have a temporary policy in place reducing visitor access as well as the entrance points to both of our hospitals in the Greenville market.

Bon Secours Reduces Entrances to All Seven Hospitals in Richmond Market

In order to ensure the health and safety of our patients, visitors, associates and medical providers, we have a temporary policy in place reducing the entrance points to all seven of our hospitals in the Richmond market.

Bon Secours Richmond Honored for 15th Year in a Row by National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)

Bon Secours Richmond has been named one of the 2020 Top Nonprofits or Not-for-Profits for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE).

Bon Secours Names Kate Brinn President of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center and Harbour View

Bon Secours Hampton Roads has named Kate Brinn as president of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., and Harbour View Medical Campus in Suffolk, Va., effective March 1.

Bon Secours Breaks Ground on New Emergency Department at St. Francis Downtown

Bon Secours announced the official start of construction for a new 45,000 square foot emergency department (ED) today at a groundbreaking ceremony at Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown.

OLBH to End Hospital-Based Patient Care on April 30th

Bon Secours Health System today has announced it will be no longer offer acute care services at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) after April 30th, 2020.

Bon Secours Announces “Universe of You” Contest Winner

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has named Shauna Johnson the winner of its inaugural “Universe of You” contest.

Bon Secours St. Francis Performs 100th Watchman Procedure

The Watchman procedure is beneficial for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat which can cause blood clots, and as a result, is the leading cause of stroke and congestive heart failure in the country.

St. Francis Foundation Announces 2019 Bon Secours Festival of Trees Winners

The St. Francis Foundation has announced its winning decorators for the 2019 Bon Secours Festival of Trees. The annual event is held each year in hotels throughout downtown Greenville.

Three Bon Secours Hospitals Earn Blue Distinction® Awards from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Hospitals Recognized for Knee and Hip Replacement, and Spine Surgery

Two Bon Secours Hospitals Selected to Participate in Grant-Funded, Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative

St. Mary’s, Memorial Regional to Participate in Innovative Program Model as part of a Joint Effort to Address Community Violence and Support Patients Through Recovery Beyond Hospitalization

Bon Secours Receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation

We're excited to announce that Bon Secours St. Francis Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center has achieved the Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.

Bon Secours, Urban Baby Beginnings Partner to Offer Free Mobile Services To Uninsured Expectant Mothers in Richmond Region

Services will ensure all expectant mothers will receive maternal care, regardless of their ability to pay.

Upstate Faith Community Partners to Expand Residential Program for SC Human Trafficking Victims

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System and Jasmine Road announced today the addition of a second safe house to expand what is already the first residential restoration program for human trafficking victims in South Carolina.

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital to close; Bon Secours to exit acute and outpatient care in Ashland by end of September

Bon Secours Proposes Hospital Expansion Plan in Hanover County

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center filed a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) application to expand its licensed 225 acute care bed capacity by 44 additional acute care beds.

Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center (SVRMC) for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain

Bon Secours Mercy Health Accelerates Living Wage Compensation

Bon Secours Mercy Health announced today a new compensation model designed to enable its associates and their families to enjoy a dignified livelihood while working, and in retirement.

Bon Secours Receives Approval For Expansion of Midlothian Hospital

State Approves Request to Add 55 New Beds to St. Francis Medical Center.

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital and DePaul Medical Center Earn National Recognition by The Leapfrog Group

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital was named a Top General Hospital and Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center was named a Top Teaching Hospital.

Bon Secours Offers Groundbreaking Procedure for Carotid Artery Disease

Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR), a minimally invasive procedure, now available in Henrico and Hanover counties reduces stroke risk.