Bon Secours is moving forward with plans for a new ER in Chesterfield, following the acquisition of the project site near Iron Bridge Road and Chippenham Parkway. (BizSense file)
Bon Secours has sealed a seven-figure deal to secure a site for another ER in Chesterfield.
The health system last week inked the $8.9 million purchase of a 20-acre parcel at 5201 Chippenham Crossing Center, where it plans to build a freestanding emergency room.
The seller in the deal was Ukrop’s, which had operated a grocery store on a portion of the property in a 44,000-square-foot building that later was used by Martin’s before it was torn down.
Thalhimer Jim Ashby and David Crawford represented Ukrop’s in the deal, while their colleague Birck Turnbull represented Bon Secours.
The upcoming 14,800-square-foot ER planned on the property is anticipated to cost $33.7 million to build, a figure that includes the land sale, according to project filings submitted to the state.
The project’s general contractor is Barton Malow. The architecture firm handling the project is GBBN.
The one-story outpatient facility would be called the Iron Bridge Emergency Center and would sit near the interchange of Iron Bridge Road (Route 10) and Chippenham Parkway (Route 150). It is planned to have eight exam rooms and CT and X-ray imaging equipment.
Bon Secours plans to finance the project through its reserves. The ER would be an arm of St. Francis Medical Center near Brandermill.
The project is expected to break ground in October and comes as a means to handle demand being seen at St. Francis, Bon Secours spokeswoman Jenna Green said.
“This (freestanding ER) will allow Bon Secours to bring 24/7 emergency and diagnostic care closer to patients across Chesterfield County and the surrounding areas. The project also is expected to help alleviate high emergency department volumes at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, which has served the community for more than 20 years, while improving access to care and emergency transport times,” Green said in an email.
The sale comes after Bon Secours secured state regulatory approval for the ER earlier this year through Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need program. Certain medical facilities and equipment need to be signed off on by state regulators before they can be made operational. A site plan for the project has also been approved by the county.
The ER would be the sixth such facility operated by Bon Secours in the Richmond region. Late last year, the health system opened an ER near Ashland in Hanover County. The facilities are designed to provide medical care for life-threatening emergencies and major injuries, such as burns, heart attacks, severe allergic reactions and overdoses.
The health system’s other local freestanding ERs are in Short Pump, Chester, Midlothian and Colonial Heights.
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