The DePaul Emergency 134 Committee has been formed to support Norfolk’s plan for a 134 bed new Depaul Hospital. They have established a website, www.depaulemergency134.org to promote their contention that Bon Secours plan for a 56 bed DePaul would not serve the public’s needs. The Greater Wards Corner Partnership has been involved in this issue from the very outset. The Partnership’s position is DePaul maintain a hospital in its present location with services that will sufficiently serve the health needs of Norfolk’s Citizens.
Committee formed to support the City’s plan for a 134 bed Depaul Hospital
July 2, 2008
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Bon Secours responds to Norfolk’s change of heart
June 17, 2008The following is a memo from Bon Secours in response to the City of Norfolk’s withdrawal of support of the new DePaul Hospital. We wrote about that withdrawal in our June 15, 2008 article.
BON SECOURS HAMPTON ROADS
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUMDate: June 13, 2008
To: Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
Board of Directors
Mary Immaculate Board of Directors
Bon Secours Maryview Foundation Board of Directors
Bon Secours DePaul Health Foundation
Board of Directors
BSDMC Medical Executive Committee
BSMMC Medical Executive Committee
MIH Medical Executive Committee
BSHR Leadership Team
BSHSI Executive Management Team
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City now against Bon Secours’ plan for DePaul
June 15, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot has the article:
The city [Norfolk] has withdrawn its support for a proposal to radically downsize the Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center and is instead calling for a 134-bed hospital with fully functioning emergency, obstetric and intensive care facilities.
Read: City reverses stance, says 64-bed DePaul would be too small
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Bon Secours to appeal denial of plan for DePaul
March 23, 2008According to a Pilot Online article, Bon Secours will appeal the State decision that denied the building of a new hospital in Virginia Beach, a 30 bed expansion of its Suffolk hospital, and a smaller replacement hospital for its 238 bed Depaul Hospital in Norfolk. Bon Secours has repeated said that DePaul will be closed if a solution is not found. It is time for the City of Norfolk to get very engaged in the appeal process to save DePaul Hospital.
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Bon Secour’s Certificate of Public Need for a new DePaul Hospital rejected
March 20, 2008The Virginia State Department of Heath dealt a blow to Bon Secour’s Certificate of Public Need today by rejecting it’s plans for a new DePaul Hospital, Virginia Beach Hospital and an expansion of beds in Suffolk. The rejection of the C.O.P.N. will put it’s plans for a new DePaul Hospital on hold indefinitely. Pilot Online Article.
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City of Norfolk reverses, now supports smaller DePaul
November 15, 2007A decision is still pending from the state health commissioner, but Bon Secours DePaul hospital cleared a hurdle last night when the City of Norfolk changed their position on a smaller DePaul hospital and now support Bon Secours’ efforts.
Earlier this year, Bon Secours, a nonprofit Catholic health system, proposed replacing the 238-bed DePaul with a new hospital that would have 54 beds.
After meeting with the City, Mayor Paul Fraim and Richard A. Hanson, CEO of Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, signed an agreement that the City would support the smaller DePaul if certain conditions were met.
DePaul agreed to increase the number of beds at the new hospital from 54 to 64. The 10 extra beds are to be designated for childbirth services. The agreement also included:
The emergency room will be staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians round the clock.
DePaul will have six beds for intensive care and will continue cancer treatment with a linear accelerator plus a CT simulator. The midwifery center would be maintained.
For more information, see the Virginian-Pilot article: Bon Secours, Norfolk reach agreement on smaller DePaul
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Bon Secours DePaul hospital plan clears hurdle
October 11, 2007Tuesday, the Eastern Virginia Health Systems Agency recommended an 80 bed repacement hospital for DePaul Medical Center. The discussions at times were heated.
“If you don’t approve this, then you’re looking at a future that doesn’t have DePaul in it,” said Daniel Duggan, executive vice president/administrator for DePaul. “Then you’ve got a real mess on your hands.”
DePaul Medical Center faces one more critical hurdle in implementing it’s hospital plan. The State Health Commissioner’s decision is expected at the end of this year or in early 2008.
“It is ultimately up to the state health commissioner – who, by state law, must approve all major health care projects – to accept or reject the board’s recommendations. The options range from accepting Sentara’s and Bon Secours’ original proposals to flat-out rejecting them and everything in between”
Full Story: http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=134345&ran=106670
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Send A Letter of Support for DePaul Hospital
September 19, 2007Bon Secours DePaul Hospital is very much appreciative of the support that the Greater Wards Corner Civic Leagues have shown for their proposal for a new DePaul Hospital. Attached is a sample support letter. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please call Marie Biggers-Gray on her cell at 737- 2207. It is important that DePaul keeps track of the letters going to the state. They would like a copy of the letter faxed or mailed to them. The fax number is 889-5790 or mail to:
Bon Secours Marketing and Planning
110 Kingsley Lane
Suite 511
Norfolk, Virginia 23505
DePaul would also like to offer to pick the letters up, make a copy for the author and for their records and send the original letter to the state and send a to copy to the author.
Again thank you for your assistance. It is important that the state hears from the community.
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Councilwoman Whibley to speak about DePaul Hospital
September 16, 2007Monday Night, September 17th at 7:00 pm at the Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church on Newport Ave. Councilwoman Terry Whitley will speak on the subject of DePaul Hospital and its proposal to build a new hospital. Members from all Civic Leagues are invited to attend.
Please get the word out.
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