Bon Secours (Virginia & South Carolina)
Bon Secours is a subsidiary of Bon Secours Mercy Health. It operates hospitals and healthcare facilities in the US states of Virginia and South Carolina.
Bon Secours operates three hospitals and medical centers and one outpatient facility in Hampton Roads. The Bon Secours Richmond Health System offers a network of seven acute hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities across a 24-locality region.[1]
On September 1, 2018, Bon Secours and Mercy Health combined to become the United States' fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation's 20 largest health care systems.[2] The two systems and their hospitals retained their pre-merger names and branding.[3] The full name of the combined health system is Bon Secours Mercy Health. Bon Secours Mercy Health headquarters are co-located with Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Background
The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was established in 1824 in Paris, France. Their particular apostolate was providing in-home care for the sick and dying. In 1881, the sisters came to Baltimore at the request of James Cardinal Gibbons. They founded their first hospital in Baltimore in 1919. By 1980, they had founded or managed several more. Bon Secours was established in 1983 to coordinate the administration and management of the various healthcare facilities.[4]
Throughout the 1980s, the Bon Secours grew rapidly, opening a number of hospitals, community health clinics, nursing care facilities for the elderly, alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers, affordable housing units, and medical office facilities in Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Michigan in response to the needs of the communities they served.
Hospitals
South Carolina
- Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown Hospital, Greenville[5]
- Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside Hospital, Greenville[6]
Freestanding emergency departments
- Bon Secours St. Francis Emergency Center at Simpsonville, Simpsonville, South Carolina.[7] The 8,000-square-foot emergency department was opened in April 2023, after the surrounding area experienced more than 34% population growth from 2010 to 2019.[8]
- Bon Secours Five Forks Emergency Center, Simpsonville. Opened in February 2026,[9] the 12,500-square-foot emergency center was built for $23 million. The center offers 24-hour emergency medical service.[10]
Virginia
- Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk.
- Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News.
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth.
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanicsville.
- Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, Midlothian.
- Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond.
- Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital, Richmond.
- Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center, Emporia.
- Bon Secours Southside Medical Center, Petersburg.
- Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center, Franklin.
Freestanding emergency departments
- Bon Secours Ashland Emergency Center, Ashland. Opened in December 2025.[11]
- Bon Secours Chester Emergency Center, Chester. Opened in 2022.[12]
- Bon Secours Short Pump Emergency Center, Henrico. Opened in September 2018.[13]
Former facilities
Kentucky
- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland
Maryland
- Grace Medical Center, Baltimore – known as Bon Secours Hospital from 1919 until its sale in 2019
Massachusetts
- Bon Secours Hospital, Methuen – opened in 1950, sold to Caritas Christi Health Care in 1988, and renamed Holy Family Hospital
Michigan
- Bon Secours Grosse Pointe – sold in the early 2000s to Beaumont Health System
Pennsylvania
- Bon Secours-Holy Family Hospital, Altoona – merged into Altoona Regional Health System in 2004, closed 2012[14]
Virginia
- Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center closed in 2021.[15]
References
- Back to citation JoJack, Beth (February 14, 2025). "Bon Secours plans $370M expansion of Henrico hospital". Virginia Business. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- Back to citation "Bon Secours". Bon Secours. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- Back to citation McDaniels, Andrea K. "Bon Secours completes merger with Mercy Health of Ohio". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Back to citation "History", Sisters of Bon Secours, USA
- Back to citation "St Francis Downtown". Bon Secours. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Back to citation "St Francis Eastside". Bon Secours. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Back to citation "Bon Secours to open new medical campus in Simpsonville". WYFF. March 31, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- Back to citation Navarro, Marcus. "Bon Secours breaks ground Tuesday for new Simpsonville campus set to open in 2022". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- Back to citation sdonovan@postandcourier.com, Spencer Donovan (March 3, 2026). "Freestanding emergency department opens soon in this Greenville suburb". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Back to citation Donnelly, Olivia (February 26, 2026). "What to know: Freestanding emergency departments to open across South Carolina". WSPA, 7 NEWS. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Back to citation Gehlich, Clare (December 24, 2025). "New Ashland Emergency Center opens, expanding 24/7 care, imaging access". WRIC ABC 8 News. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- Back to citation Blair, Tannock (May 28, 2022). "Bon Secours opens new Emergency Center in Chester". WRIC ABC 8 News.
- Back to citation Staff, RVAHub (September 25, 2018). "Bon Secours opens new freestanding emergency center in Short Pump". RVAHub. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- Back to citation "History I UPMC Altoona". UPMC | Life Changing Medicine. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- Back to citation Sauers, Elisha (January 26, 2021). "Bon Secours will close Norfolk's DePaul hospital building in April". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 18, 2025.