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Bon Secours plans to appeal VDH approval of rival Chesterfield hospitals
Bon Secours has filed appeals challenging state approvals for hospital projects from competitors VCU Health and HCA Healthcare.
HCA taps chief medical officer for Capital Division
HCA Healthcare is promoting physician executive Jennifer Bocker to division chief medical officer for its Capital Division, effective May 1.
Health systems build out outpatient centers, freestanding ERs
Freestanding emergency rooms and ambulatory surgery centers are growing in Virginia, improving patient convenience and easing hospital demand with new facilities opening by 2025.
State approves three Chesterfield hospital projects, totaling $672M
Virginia State Health Commissioner Cameron Webb last week signed off on three Chesterfield County hospital projects totaling $672 million.
Virginia health board backs VCU Health, Bon Secours projects in Chesterfield
Virginia health staff recommend approval for VCU Health and Bon Secours projects in Chesterfield, but recommend denying HCA proposal.
State rejects St. Francis hospital expansion
The Virginia state government has rejected a request from Bon Secours’ St. Francis Medical Center to add 36 medical surgical beds.
HCA plans $260M hospital in Chesterfield County
HCA Virginia health system plans to construct a new $260 million hospital in Chesterfield County to meet the region’s growing population.
Top Five May 2025
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from March 11 through April 11 included news of major layoffs from a federal contractor in Northern Virginia.
Roanoke jury finds ER doc wasn’t fired for whistleblowing
A jury decided Friday that a Roanoke Valley emergency room doctor was not fired for complaining that HCA Healthcare‘s emphasis on short wait times at LewisGale Medical Center and its Cave Spring ER had a negative impact on patient safety. Dr. Thomas Bolton sought $20 million in his lawsuit against his former employer, Lake Spring […]
Roanoke ER doc seeks $20M in landmark whistleblower lawsuit
Update: Jury rules against doctor. A Roanoke Valley emergency room doctor’s $20 million lawsuit goes to jury trial this week, with Dr. Thomas Bolton alleging that he was fired for complaining that HCA Healthcare‘s emphasis on shorter ER wait times at LewisGale Medical Center and its Cave Spring ER had a negative impact on patient […]
Health Care 2023: DR. WILLIAM LUNN
Previously CEO of HCA‘s Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Lunn was promoted in January to president of the Nashville, Tennessee-based health system‘s division that includes 19 hospitals in Virginia, New Hampshire, Indiana and Kentucky. He succeeded Tim McManus, who now leads HCA’s national operating group. HCA, which reported $60.23 billion in 2022 revenues, employs 16,80[...]
HCA’s Tim McManus promoted to national role
HCA Healthcare Inc. is promoting the president of its Richmond-based Capital Division, Tim McManus, to lead its national operating group, effective Jan. 1, HCA announced Tuesday. Dr. William Lunn, who currently serves as CEO of HCA’s Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals, will follow McManus as HCA’s new Capital Division president. The division includes 19 hospitals in […]
