Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital

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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Bon Secours (Virginia & South Carolina)
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Geography
Location Richmond, Virginia, United States
Coordinates 37°32′25″N77°24′26″W / 37.5404°N 77.4073°W / 37.5404; -77.4073
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Religious affiliationCatholic
Network Bon Secours Mercy Health
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds104
History
Opened1995
Links
Website www.bonsecours.com/locations/hospitals-medical-centers/richmond/richmond-community-hospital
Lists Hospitals in Virginia

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital is a 96-bed, short-term acute care, non-profit hospital in Richmond, Virginia. It is owned and operated by Bon Secours, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. [1]

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History

Richmond Community Hospital Was founded by Sarah Garland Jones. She was the first woman, and the first black person certified to practice medicine by the Virginia State Board of Medicine. [2]

In 1895, Sarah Garland Jones and her husband started the Richmond Hospital at 406 E. Baker St. in Jackson Ward. It was the first facility in Richmond designed to serve African American patients. The hospital had 25 beds and mainly served female patients. It was also known as Women's Central Hospital. [2]

After Jones passed in 1905, the hospital slowly began to fall into disrepair until a group of 21 black physicians [3] teamed together in 1932 to rejuvenate and relocate the hospital in Richmond’s Church Hill district. After 1945, it was known as Richmond Community Hospital. [4]  In 1980, the hospital was once again relocated, this time to Richmond’s East End. [5] Bon Secours acquired the hospital in 1995. [6]

Facilities

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital has 104 beds. Clinical services include Cardiology, Orthopedics, Radiology, Surgery, Wound Care and an Emergency Department. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "American Hospital Directory". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  2. 1 2 MIDDLETON, OTESA (1998-02-18). "Sarah Garland Jones". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  3. ↑ Carter, Amie (February 6, 2024). "The history of Black doctors at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital". WRIC, ABC8 News. Retrieved February 20, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Newton, Mark (2024-10-23). "A Legacy Preserved". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Tale of Two Hospitals" (PDF). Historic Richmond. 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital - Richmond, VA (Address and Phone)". www.countyoffice.org. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
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