St Francis Medical Center

St. Francis Medical Center, near the intersection of Route 288 and Powhite Parkway in Chesterfield, broke ground for construction on April 12, 2001. The 200,000 square foot, acute care hospital will sit on a 29-acre campus. The 130-bed facility will provide full-service medical care including emergency, surgery, diagnostics, and outpatient pediatrics, as well as birthing and outpatient services. There will also be an adjacent 100,000 square foot medical office building. The hospital will also serve Powhatan, Amelia, Cumberland, Buckingham, and Goochland Counties.

Bon Secours, which means “good help,” was founded back in 1824 by a group of twelve Catholic women to address unmet healthcare needs in Paris, France. They founded the Sisters of Bon Secours, a community dedicated to providing medical and spiritual care for the sick and dying, rich or poor. Today, the Bon Secours Health System, Inc. is a national healthcare provider with 41 facilities, serving 14 communities in nine states throughout the eastern United States.

St. Francis will create approximately 400 jobs with an annual payroll of $20 million by 2005. Projected construction costs are $70 million. The hospital is expected to open Summer 2003.