Bon Secours-Richmond is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the country. The ministry’s quality, compassionate care is provided by nearly 60,000 associates serving communities in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia, as well as throughout Ireland.

Bon Secours-Richmond provides compassionate medical care through a network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities. As one of Richmond’s largest employers, the not-for-profit health system employs more than 10,000 people, including more than 470 providers as part of the Bon Secours Medical Group.

Bon Secours-Richmond includes St. Mary’s Hospital, Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center, Rappahannock General Hospital, Southside Medical Center, Southern Virginia Medical Center, Westchester Emergency Center, Chester Emergency Center, Short Pump Emergency Center and Southside Emergency Care Center.

Consistent with its commitment to serve each patient with dignity, BSMH provided more than $500 million dollars in community investments across five states in 2024, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to health care for our patients in need. In addition to charity care, BSMH invests in programs that address chronic illness, affordable housing, access to healthy food, education and wellness programs, transportation support, workforce development and other social determinants and drivers of health that directly affect the communities we serve.

The mission of Bon Secours is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of our communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved.

Bremo Pharmacies has been a family-owned, independent community pharmacy leader in Richmond for more than 40 years. Founder Dan Herbert envisioned a pharmacy that would help each person be as healthy as possible by meeting their total and unique health needs. That purpose led to "The Bremo Way," the unique process of customizing pharmacy care to meet each patient's full health needs with personalized service. 

Bremo has three locations: Bremo Pharmacy, Bremo Pharmacy at Henrico Doctors and Bremo LTC Pharmacy. Each location offers an array of specialty services that expand beyond dispensing medications to help meet the needs of the community. The people of Bremo believe in and live by the following core values as they make decisions and strive to provide the best possible care for their patients.

• We believe acting with honesty and integrity is the only acceptable option.
• We believe knowledge and understanding are essential steps to good health.
• We believe in the power of positive attitude.
• We believe good health starts with prevention, including good lifestyle choices and early health screenings.
• We believe in meeting the needs of the whole person.
• We believe in listening to people, caring about them and building relationships.
• We believe we must constantly evolve and improve as new therapy options become available.
• We believe people's health and well-being take priority over sales.
• We believe all people deserve the same care, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious choice or ethnicity.
• We believe in giving back to our community.

Located in Historic Bon Air, Va., Buford Road Pharmacy has been a locally owned and operated independent community pharmacy for more than 60 years. Buford Road Pharmacy specializes in serving our community with fast, friendly, professional service and the highest-quality medications and health products. You’ll always work with somebody at our pharmacy who greets you by name, and our pharmacists take the time to counsel you and answer all your questions.

From home health supplies and durable medical equipment to customized prescription compounding, we are ready to serve the health care needs of your entire family. Our Healthy Living Center offers a wide range of clinical services including immunizations, travel consultations and routine health monitoring. Other services offered by Buford Road Pharmacy include weight loss center, full service United States Post Office, full service florist, and a Wholesale Medical Supplies Department that caters to local doctors and dentists. In addition we also have a Long-Term Care Pharmacy Department that provides monthly medication packaging and monitoring in assisted living communities throughout the area.

We are more than just medicine — we are all about you!

CrossOver Healthcare Ministry is the largest free clinic in the state of Virginia that provides health care services to a diverse group of nearly 7,000 uninsured patients yearly. It offers a full array of medical services in a patient-centered medical home setting including family medicine, primary care, obstetrics and pediatrics, podiatry, orthopedic, dental, ophthalmology, mental health, infectious disease and pharmacy.

Patient care is provided by a group of interprofessional health practitioners that work closely with the pharmacy team. As an ambulatory care resident, you will have the opportunity to work in a very unique and interprofessional setting. Pharmacists provide comprehensive medication management services under a collaborative practice agreement for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and heart failure and those on anticoagulants. In addition to patient care responsibilities, residents have opportunities for research, practice management and teaching at CrossOver's practice sites.

HOPE Pharmacy opened in early 2019 as part of the overall health initiative in the Church Hill area to provide localized care for widespread issues like hypertension and diabetes by increasing access to healthy foods and lifestyle choices. The pharmacy opened alongside places such as The Market at 25th Street and the VCU Health Hub with the goal of not just increasing access but also increasing education.

HOPE Pharmacy is a full-service, in-store pharmacy located inside Church Hill’s Market at 25th grocery store. Their goal is to offer products and services at a competitive price and meet the needs and wants of no/low income to middle income community residents. They promote wellness and health through the empowerment of education — education on medication (prescription and over-the-counter), diseases and immunizations.

VCU Health represents the VCU health sciences schools (dentistry, health professions, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health), the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Health System, which comprises VCU Medical Center (the only academic medical center in the region), Community Memorial Hospital, Tappahannock Hospital, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and MCV Physicians.

As a university teaching and research center and the largest acute care hospital in Virginia with more than 800 beds, VCU Health System provides diverse and comprehensive services, such as transplantation for heart, kidney, liver and other organs. VCU Medical Center offers state-of-the-art care in more than 200 specialty areas. The clinics and outpatient services create a major ambulatory care facility with more than 400,000 outpatient visits annually.

Founded in 1898, the National Community Pharmacists Association is the voice for independent pharmacy, representing 19,400 pharmacies and employing more than 215,000 individuals nationwide. Independent pharmacy is a $67.1 billion marketplace. Community pharmacists are local health care problem-solvers who can customize solutions to local health challenges for groups and employers.

• We are dedicated to the continuing growth and prosperity of independent community pharmacy in the United States.
• We are the national pharmacy association representing the professional and proprietary interests of independent community pharmacists and will vigorously promote and defend those interests.
• We are committed to high-quality pharmacist care and to restoring, maintaining, and promoting the health and well-being of the public we serve.
• We believe in the inherent virtues of the American free enterprise system and will do all we can to ensure the ability of independent community pharmacists to compete in a free and fair marketplace.
• We value the right to petition the appropriate legislative and regulatory bodies to serve the needs of those we represent.
• We will utilize our resources to achieve these ends in an ethical and socially responsible manner.