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Running on empty
First, doctors say they’re sorry for calling. Dr. Allison Cotton, a psychiatrist in Reno, Nevada, co-founded the national Physician Support Line in March 2020 to provide peer mental health support to physicians. She says their impulse to apologize shows the need for the service. “They’re apologizing for using a resource which is literally created for […]
Bon Secours Richmond president leaving for Pa. health system
Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond President Faraaz Yousef will be leaving the health system to become chief operating officer and an executive vice president for Pennsylvania-based WellSpan Health. He will end his tenure at Bon Secours on April 29 and the health system is conducting a national search for his successor. “Faraaz has led the […]
Bon Secours medical center in Chesterfield County to expand
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center in Chesterfield County, near Midlothian, will undergo a $108 million renovation and expansion and Skanska USA will do the work on it. The construction will include renovations to existing spaces and adding two floors above the existing surgical department on the second floor, according to Skanska. The new third […]
Bon Secours names Richmond market chief clinical officer
Dr. Peter Charvat is the new chief clinical officer for the Bon Secours Richmond market, the health system announced recently. In this role, Charvat will focus on clinical practices across the Richmond market, including standardizing best practices in patient care and medicine. He will report to the former Richmond market chief clinical officer, Dr. Mark […]
Bon Secours acquires Richmond-based Tuckahoe Orthopaedics
Bon Secours has acquired Richmond-based Tuckahoe Orthopaedics and will operate the three-location medical practice as part of Bon Secours Medical Group, the health system announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The private practice has been in business for more than 40 years and has been affiliated with Bon Secours for many years. Tuckahoe Orthopaedics […]
Seeking a cure
Ashley Apple has advice for those hoping to understand the burden nurses face as COVID-19 surges once again while hospitals suffer staff shortages. “Think of the worst day you’ve ever had at work. Then add in poor staffing and multiple human deaths. Then repeat it every day for 18 months,” she says. “That’s sort of […]
Bon Secours names new Hampton Roads market president
Bon Secours has named Pat Davis-Hagens as its new Hampton Roads market president, the health system announced Tuesday. Davis-Hagens is currently the president of The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a role she has held since 2014. Bon Secours is part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health system. She will relocate to […]
Health care
NANCY HOWELL AGEE PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE Agee leads Carilion Clinic, a nonprofit integrated health system that serves more than 1 million people in Virginia and West Virginia and is the Roanoke Valley’s largest employer. Agee began her career in health care as a nurse, then moved into leadership roles at Carilion. As […]
Lessons from COVID-19
For most of us, March 13 marked the one-year anniversary of our worlds ceasing to operate normally. We remember institutions closing, schools shuttering, and that last day in the office. These pandemic times have compelled me to reflect, learn and remember. I was making ham biscuits for Easter when I heard Merle Haggard’s song, “Are […]
Bon Secours plans to build emergency clinic in Chester
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center plans to build a freestanding emergency clinic in Chester on six acres the health care system recently acquired for $1.95 million. The facility will be built at the corner of Route 1 and Moore’s Lake Road. Bon Secours purchased the property from Americana Park LLC and Trollingwood Land LLC. […]
Bon Secours, Sentara join 12 health care organizations forming data company
Bon Secours and Sentara Healthcare announced Thursday they have joined a group of 12 additional health care providers to form a new company, Truveta, which will offer data insights for patient care. Spurred by the rapid research needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Truveta will create a new data platform using artificial intelligence and machine […]
12 Va. hospitals rank among top in the nation
Healthgrades released its 2021 list recognizing the top 250 hospitals in the United States, and 12 Virginia hospitals made the cut — with two breaking the top 100. The 12 Virginia hospitals are among the top 5% of the nation’s hospitals in terms of rankings. The only Virginia hospitals to earn a spot in the top […]
