Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center | |
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Community Health Systems | |
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Geography | |
Location | Petersburg, Virginia, United States |
Services | |
Emergency department | III |
Beds | 300 |
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Website |
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37°10′56″N 77°21′35″W / 37.1823°N 77.3597°W
Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center is a 300-bed [1] [2] hospital near the Petersburg, VA tri-cities, VA area. The hospital was originally started in 1948 by the city of Petersburg, but was sold to Community Health Systems (a conglomerate based in Tennessee) in 2003 [3] [4] [5] and relocated. The hospital is designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the Virginia Department of Health. [6]
The LeapFrog [7] group recently rated the hospital with a B rating overall.
SRMC has offered nurse training since 1895. [8] [9] Since January 2005, the hospital has also offered online nursing training [9] including bachelor's degrees [9] that is used by other Community Health Systems hospitals, including Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Montgomery County, and Jennersville Regional Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital, both in Chester County. [10]