Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center

Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center is a 300-bed 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  and relocated. The hospital is designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the Virginia Department of Health.

Hospital rating data
The LeapFrog group recently rated the hospital with a B rating overall.

School of Nursing
SRMC has offered nurse training since 1895. Since January 2005, the hospital has also offered online nursing training including bachelor's degrees 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.