“A third of our patients come from more than 60 miles away. That’s significant, and a reason why we’re committed to the expansion of the beds,” CEO Alan Lombardo said of the hospital expansion.
Health care
HCA moving ahead with new freestanding ER in Chesterfield
The health system hopes to open the $16 million, nearly 11,000-square-foot emergency center at 9630 Iron Bridge Road in 2026.
HCA readies rezoning push for 40-acre Hanover medical campus
After mixed success in securing state approvals for a planned Hanover hospital campus in the past year, HCA remains undeterred in trying to get the property rezoned.
Rehab hospital near Willow Lawn seeks to add 20 more beds
National rehab hospital operator Encompass Health wants to increase the bed count at its Henrico-based facility at 5700 Fitzhugh Ave.
HCA and Brightpoint launch radiology program at Chippenham Hospital
The health system and community college recently rolled out the program at HCA’s Chippenham Hospital, where Brightpoint leases a space with X-ray labs, classrooms and faculty offices.
Richmond-based pharma company Kaleo laying off dozens of employees
The company described the move as a “mass layoff of its sales representatives and related employees across the country,” according to a filing with the state.
Men’s health clinic franchise GameDay opens in Innsbrook
GameDay locations feature flat-screen TVs set to sports programming, leather seating, sports decor and refreshments, which are measures intended to make them more inviting to men compared to a doctor’s office.
OrthoVirginia relocating two offices to new facility near Westchester Commons
Its offices at the St. Francis Medical Center and Johnston-Willis Hospital campuses will close and reopen at the newly built, 77,000-square-foot newly built facility at 15300 East West Road.
Bon Secours breaks ground on freestanding ER in Hanover
The $37 million facility at 11400 N. Lakeridge Parkway, called the Ashland Emergency Center, will be an outpost of the Bon Secours hospital in Mechanicsville.
VCU Health looks to relocate Chesterfield facility once eyed as anchor for Courthouse Landing
Citing delays and other challenges at the massive Courthouse Landing project in Chesterfield, VCU Health is looking to move a proposed outpatient medical center out of the planned mixed-use development in favor of a site nearby.