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Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center
37°10′56″N 77°21′35″W / 37.1823°N 77.3597°W Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center is a 300-bed [1][2] 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 [3][4][5] and relocated. It is designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the Virginia Department of Health.[6] Hospital rating dataThe LeapFrog[7] group recently rated the hospital with a B rating overall. Southside College of Health SciencesThe history of Southside College of Health Sciences (SCHS) began as a nursing school, founded by Miss Lelia Nevins Ions as The Petersburg Training School for Nurses in 1895, which was created to bring nursing care to the Petersburg Home for the Sick; the hospital that served the city in the late 1800’s and later become the Petersburg Hospital. The College expanded to include Radiologic Technology during the 1950’s as the development of sophisticated technology in radiography caused a greater need for technologists with a strong clinical background and added a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program in 2008. For more information, visit https://www.schs.edu/. References
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