Bon Secours Purchases Chesterfield Site for Future ER
TL;DR: Bon Secours Health System has purchased a 20-acre Chesterfield County property for $8.9 million to build a $33.7 million freestanding emergency room on the former site of an Ukrop's grocery store.
Quick facts
- Who: Bon Secours Health System
- What: Purchasing a Chesterfield property to develop a new freestanding emergency room called the Iron Bridge Emergency Center
- When: Property purchased September 2026; groundbreaking expected October 2026; opening date not yet announced
- Where: 5201 Chippenham Crossing Center, at the intersection of Iron Bridge Road (Route 10) and Chippenham Parkway (Route 150)
The story
Bon Secours Health System has acquired a 20-acre parcel at 5201 Chippenham Crossing Center in Chesterfield County for $8.9 million to develop a new freestanding emergency room. The property, located at the intersection of Iron Bridge Road and Chippenham Parkway, previously housed a 44,000-square-foot Ukrop's grocery store, which later operated as a Martin's before the building was demolished.
The planned Iron Bridge Emergency Center will be a one-story, 14,800-square-foot outpatient facility designed to operate 24/7. It will include eight exam rooms, CT imaging, and X-ray equipment. The total project cost is estimated at $33.7 million, including the land acquisition. The facility will serve as an extension of Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center near Brandermill.
Groundbreaking is expected in October 2026, following state regulatory approval through Virginia's Certificate of Public Need program and county site plan approval. No opening date has been announced.
The new emergency room represents Bon Secours's expansion of freestanding emergency departments in the Richmond region. The health system has stated that the facility will allow it to bring 24/7 emergency and diagnostic care closer to patients across Chesterfield County and help alleviate high emergency department volumes at St. Francis Medical Center while improving access to trauma and critical care services.
Key players
- Bon Secours Health System: Healthcare system purchasing the property and developing the emergency room
- Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center: Parent hospital that will operate the new emergency center as an extension
- Ukrop's: Previous owner and operator of the grocery store that occupied the site
Key dates
- October 2026: Expected groundbreaking for the Iron Bridge Emergency Center
The case for
The facility will expand emergency care capacity in Chesterfield County and reduce strain on St. Francis Medical Center by providing an alternative 24/7 emergency option with diagnostic imaging capabilities.
The case against
The investment in freestanding emergency infrastructure may prioritize Bon Secours's market expansion over addressing underlying healthcare capacity and staffing challenges that affect emergency departments across the region.
Why it matters: This expansion increases access to emergency care for Chesterfield County residents and gives patients another option for urgent treatment near the Iron Bridge Road corridor, an increasingly developed commercial and residential area of the county.
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Development timeline
- 2026-04-07Ukrop's announces sale of Chippenham Crossing property to Bon Secours: Ukrop's publicly disclosed plans to sell the former grocery store site to Bon Secours for emergency room development [source]
- 2026-09-18Bon Secours completes $8.9 million purchase of Chesterfield property: Bon Secours Health System officially acquires 20-acre Chippenham Crossing property; project estimated at $33.7 million total [source]
- 2026-10Expected groundbreaking for Iron Bridge Emergency Center: Bon Secours anticipated to break ground on the new freestanding emergency room facility [source]
Related links
- Richmond BizSense: Bon Secours pays $9M for future Chesterfield ER
- Richmond BizSense: Ukrop's selling former grocery store site to Bon Secours
- Bon Secours Health System
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Sources
- Richmond BizSense: Bon Secours pays $9M for future Chesterfield ER on site of razed Ukrop's store
- Richmond BizSense: Ukrop's selling former grocery store site to Bon Secours for new $33M ER