‘We take issue with baseless allegations’

As a faith-based, Mission-driven well being care ministry, Bon Secours’ works to increase the compassionate ministry of Jesus by enhancing the well being and well-being of our communities. This mission is on the middle of our group – and builds on our century-old legacy of caring for all who come by way of our doorways, particularly probably the most susceptible amongst us. To recommend that we don’t function in full help of our essential Mission is with out advantage and we take issue with such baseless allegations.

Today, we proceed to construct on the legacy of our founding congregation by way of our dedication to addressing well being disparities, the social determinants of well being and environmental components that impression our communities, and disproportionately so, the poor and uninsured. Our nonprofit ministry offers a variety of providers past conventional care supply to help our communities – together with however not restricted to – cell well being clinics for the uninsured, forensic nursing providers, transportation providers within the East End, contemporary meals entry, financial fairness providers and profession improvement help – to help the well being and well-being of the entire particular person.

We are proud to offer entry to high quality care within the Richmond group and past. Equally, we firmly imagine within the want for and advantages of investing in packages and providers that deal with well being disparities, social determinants of well being and past.

Since 2018, Bon Secours:

– Invested greater than $19 million in group profit to help organizations and initiatives all through metro Richmond, addressing the social determinants of well being for residents. Of this quantity, greater than $8 million has been invested in Richmond’s East End.

– Bon Secours has made greater than $9.8 million in extra capital enhancements on the Richmond Community Hospital campus to higher serve sufferers. This features a new Good Health Pharmacy, elevated entry to care, lab expansions and digital mammography tools. In addition, Bon Secours is at the moment investing a further $21 million in Richmond Community Hospital, which features a new Adult Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization Program (the primary of its variety within the East End), upgraded 3-D mammography providers and a brand new MRI suite.

– Bon Secours is dedicated to treating each affected person who comes by way of its doorways with dignity and respect. Since 2018, now we have offered practically $18 million in uncompensated care.

Our group of devoted, compassionate, associates, together with clinicians and nurses have and proceed to work tirelessly to extend entry to high quality care – and to help packages that enhance the well-being of communities throughout the Richmond space.