Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center’s Renovation, Expansion Project Tops Out

The Bon Secours – St. Francis Medical Center’s renovation and expansion project in Midlothian, Virginia recently topped out. Construction includes renovations to existing spaces and the addition of two floors to help the hospital meet patient needs and provide more acute care services. Skanska is serving as general contractor.

The expansion aspect of the project includes adding two floors above the existing surgical department, a new med-surg nursing unit with 24 beds, an additional intensive care unit with 24 beds and neonatal intensive care unit rooms.

As part of the renovation of the existing building, the former ICU unit on the third floor will be renovated to accommodate a 10-bed observation unit. The fourth floor of the adjacent medical office building will be reconfigured to serve as a new 24-bed mother-infant unit with a well-baby holding nursery.

Additional renovations to the hospital that have been completed include:

• new and expanded gift shop
• new and expanded retail pharmacy
• new MRI and women’s suite
• new preadmission testing suite with associated support spaces
• central plant upgrades including a new chiller, cooling tower, 2500kva genset, new paralleling gear to accommodate the third genset and replacement and increased capacity of the medical grade oxygen

The project is anticipated to be completed by April 2024.