Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

• 300-bed Acute Care hospital
• Medical center offers the latest technology in all major specialties
• Level III Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• STEMI receiving center
• CT scanners
• 2 digital X-ray
• MRI
• Ultrasound
• 24/7 in-house coverage for Intensivists, Hospitalists, OB Hospitalists, CRNAs, and Tele-Interpreters
• On-Call 24/7: Interventional Radiology, Anesthesiology, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Hematology/Oncology, GI, Intensivists, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pulmonology
• Transfers out: Inpatient Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Vascular Surgery 

Located just off Interstate 95, Southside Medical Center serves the historic and resilient community of Petersburg, Virginia. The hospital provides essential emergency care in a close-knit, community-focused environment while remaining easily accessible from nearby Richmond, Virginia. Directly across the street, Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia offers dining, concerts, and social events, creating convenient entertainment options after a shift. Petersburg itself is a historic river city known for its Civil War heritage, revitalizing downtown, and strong sense of community. It’s a unique setting to practice meaningful community medicine with both small-town connection and nearby city amenities.

• ED Volume: 46,000

• ED Beds: 42
• Staffing Model:
  • 8-10 hour Physician shifts
  • 8-12 hour APP shifts
• EMR: Epic
• 6-10% of the ED population is pediatrics
• 15-22% admission rate (combined true hospital admits and observation admits)
• USACS Hospitalists admit 80% of the admitted patients in the hospital
• Two Sonosite machines in ED
• GlideScope with pediatric/adult blades and flexible fiberoptic scope attachment
• Ultrasound-guided IVs and splints done by RNs and techs

• Daily Encounters: 145

• No procedural requirement
• Closed ICU
• EMR: Epic
• Staffing Model:
  • Physician: 7-on/7-off schedule
  • APP: 5-on/10-off schedule
  • Hospitalist team includes: 10 full-time Physicians, 10 full-time APPs, and 2 full-time Nocturnists
  • 4 Physicians, 4 APPs round at a time with afternoon swing/admission shift coverage
  • Overnight in-house Nocturnist is responsible for admissions and overnight in-house Nocturnist APP is responsible for floor cross coverage, responding to rapids (collaborating with Nocturnist)