Company Profile
Riverside Health System
Company Overview
Riverside Health System is a major provider of health and quality of life services in Virginia, an area noted for its wealth of scenic, beaches, recreational, festival, cultural and educational opportunities. We have been a vibrant part of the communities we serve for nearly a century and are a National Employer of Choice for more than 9,500 team members. The people who make up the Riverside family are bound by the shared mission which is to care for others as we would care for those we love to enhance their well-being and improve their health. Riverside recently received the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Health and Wellbeing Award. This award is in recognition of Riverside’s Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives. Come join the Riverside family where you too can make a difference in the lives of others.
The Riverside Health System is an organization of owned or contractually managed not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare and associated support service facilities. The System is organized as a private non-profit corporation. The responsibility and authority for the management is vested in its voluntary Board of Directors.
The purpose of our existence is to improve the health status of the citizens within our communities by delivering quality healthcare. We strive continuously to perfect service and exceed customer expectations. We provide these services to all persons who can benefit from them. These services are organized in a manner that assures value by providing quality and cost-effective care and services. There is a willing acceptance of the responsibility to provide this comprehensive healthcare in the form of programs in preventive, acute, long term, rehabilitative, ambulatory, educational and home care and behavioral health. Medical services are organized to provide primary, secondary, and certain forms of tertiary care. These services and programs are conducted without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ability to pay.
It is the duty of the System to develop an organizational environment in which employees, physicians, students, and volunteers are stimulated to high standards of performance and commitment.
We believe in wellness and in lifelong learning. We value and praise teamwork, fairness, and respect for one another. We are proud of our role as a major employer of quality people and we encourage the involvement of our employees in community service. We also seek and enjoy the voluntary support from our community in the form of gifts of time, service, and monetary donations.
Planning is a top priority of Riverside to meet evolving community healthcare needs. To protect the quality of the delivery of healthcare in the future, we are building financial strength today. We place a spirit of cost consciousness into everything we do. And we take pride in our leadership among providers of patient care and shared support services in Virginia.
We utilize the care management process to help manage risk and maximize outcomes (physical, psycho-social, clinical, financial, customer satisfaction) at the individual level.
Company History
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Riverside has been a vital part of the Virginia Peninsula since 1916. This modern, progressive organization evolved with the community's needs over the decades, anticipating changes in the health care environment:
1915
Charter is granted for the Newport News General and Non-Sectarian Hospital, Inc.
1916
50-bed hospital opens on Huntington Avenue, north of 50th Street.
1918
First graduation of the Training School for Nurses - one graduate.
1921
The hospital name changes to Riverside Hospital; the hospital increases its size to 70 beds.
1936
Riverside Hospital expands outside its original structure through the purchase of two homes adjacent to the hospital.
1941 – 1945
During World War II, three major new additions are constructed bringing the capacity to 240 beds.
1959
After a decade of dramatically increasing demand, land is acquired from the Mariners’ Museum, and plans are finalized for a new $7 million hospital on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard.
1960
During 1959, the employees of Newport News Shipbuilding donate over $726,000 to the fund raising campaign for the new hospital. Physicians contribute $300,000, and by early 1960, the $3 million goal is achieved. Construction is started on the new hospital.
1965
The new Coronary Care Unit, a unique model for the nation, opens. New four story West Wing opens, bringing bed capacity to 397.
1966
63-bed expansion to the East Wing completed; bed capacity now 460.
1968
Community Mental Health Center opens, setting an example in comprehensive mental health services.
1970
A decade of close cooperation with the Newport News Health Department comes to fruition, as ground is broken for a new Public Health Center adjacent to the hospital.
1973
With the completion of the 5th and 6th story additions to the Annex building, the bed complement is brought to 641.
1976
Central shared laundry facility becomes operational.
1977
Central food production center becomes operational. Virginia's first computerized axial tomography scanner is installed at Riverside.
1977
Walter Reed Memorial Hospital, a 71-bed satellite of Riverside located in Gloucester, opens.
1979
Newly renovated Emergency/Trauma Center opens; expansion of cardiology, dialysis, and medical education areas is completed. Virginia's first hospital-based Hospice program for the terminally ill opens.
1980
Planning begins on a new regional cancer treatment center.
1982
On July 1, Riverside's corporate reorganization occurs, creating the holding company concept, with Riverside Healthcare Association as the parent company. This re-structuring allows the Riverside organization to develop into other areas of healthcare.
1982
Riverside acquires Peninsula Wellness and Fitness Center, acquires Hampton Convalescent Center, opens the Smithfield Convalescent Center, and starts the Riverside Home Health Agency.
1983
Lake Taylor City Hospital in Norfolk comes under management contract, and with this addition, the Association grows to own or manage more than 1,000 long-term care beds. Patrick Henry Hospital becomes an official part of the Association. Plans begin to purchase and develop the old Mary Immaculate Hospital into a rehabilitation hospital.
1984
Riverside Cancer Treatment Center is completed. An expansion of Walter Reed Memorial Hospital is completed.
1985
Replacement building for Patrick Henry is completed at a cost of $7.5 million, and the name is changed to Patrick Henry Healthcare Center. Riverside Clinical Laboratories establishes Riverside Veterinary Laboratories. Riverside purchases Briarwood in Richmond and begins conversion into the largest wellness and fitness center in the state.
1986
The old buildings at Patrick Henry are demolished to make way for Warwick Forest Retirement Community. Riverside acquires two durable medical equipment companies. Company Care, an outreach program to business and industry, begins active work. Walter Reed Memorial Hospital acquires a dialysis center adjacent to the hospital. Rehabilitation Institute of Virginia opens in July. Golden Care PLUS program is implemented at Riverside and Walter Reed Memorial Hospitals. Women's Health Services is established. Hampton Convalescent Center completes an addition, bringing their total beds to 140.
1987
Rosewood Convalescent Center is replaced with a 59 bed new facility. Warwick Day Surgery is opened, and Walter Reed Home Health Agency is established. The MRI service opens at Riverside Regional Medical Center with a new building. Hampton Convalescent Center adds 20 more beds. Patrick Henry Healthcare Center completes construction of support buildings and an adult daycare center.
1988
Riverside Health System evolves from Riverside Healthcare Association as the company consolidates the corporate identities under one name - Riverside. Riverside Hospital is renamed Riverside Regional Medical Center. A new convalescent center at West Point is opened. The Ask-A-Nurse program begins. Six new properties are purchased for physician ambulatory services, Riverside Medical Care Center opens in Denbigh, and Riverside Healthcare Center-Smithfield opens. Riverside acquires the Norfolk-based Physician Office Service Company. Riverside Rehabilitation Institute begins computer training for the disabled.
1989
Riverside acquires Tidewater Memorial Hospital at Tappahannock, renaming it Riverside Tappahannock Hospital. Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center - Middle Peninsula opens on the campus of Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, and Riverside Child Care and Learning Center begins operation. Tidewater Health Care joins Ask-A-Nurse as a network partner. Additional real estate is acquired for physician ambulatory services in Williamsburg, Toano, West Point, and York County. A healthcare center opens in the Hilton Village section of Newport News.
1990
A wellness and fitness center opens in Williamsburg, and a minor emergency center opens next to Riverside Regional Medical Center for the convenience of those not needing Emergency Room treatment. An outpatient healthcare center opens in Williamsburg. A Home Care Division is established through consolidation of home care centers and home health agencies. A women's health unit is established at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. Riverside Adult Daycare - Williamsburg begins operation. Dialysis services are expanded to the Hilton area of Newport News, and cardiovascular centers are implemented in Williamsburg, Gloucester, and Smithfield.
1991
Windermere, a 60-bed nursing home developed as a joint venture with Tidewater Healthcare (Virginia Beach General Hospital) opens. Mobile technology service begins, with services including mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac catheterization, and Cancer Risk and Education. More than 10 other hospitals are provided mobile services. Riverside Regional Medical Center opens a chest pain emergency room. A freestanding G.I. Lab is established at Riverside Surgery Center-Warwick. A dialysis center is opened in Williamsburg.
1992
An outpatient physical therapy unit is opened in Willow Oaks, and medical care centers are started in Grafton, Smithfield, and Montross. A Fit Stop and a second Child Care Center are opened in Oyster Point. Riverside Regional Medical Center establishes an Oncology Intensive Care Unit, offering bone marrow and stem cell transplant services.
1993
Joint venture begins with Trigon (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia) to establish and operate a Health Maintenance Organization in the Riverside service area. Additional physician practices are purchased in Gloucester County, and Riverside Rehabilitation Institute begins its own home health agency. A pulmonary rehabilitation program is developed at Riverside Regional Medical Center, and crisis services are expanded to include Williamsburg Community Hospital.
1994
Joint venture begins with Williamsburg Community Hospital to develop and operate a megavoltage radiation therapy facility in Williamsburg. A clinical fitness center is opened in Oyster Point. Patriots Colony at Williamsburg holds groundbreaking ceremonies. The Virginia Health Services Cost Review Council names Riverside Regional Medical Center one of the most efficient facilities in the state. Riverside Health System and Trigon Blue Cross, in cooperation with the Newport News Health Department, initiate the Shots For Tots program (child immunizations). The Riverside Regional Medical Center Oncology program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. Riverside Walter Reed Hospital begins programs in hospice, mobile radiology, ENT, and epidural pain management.
1995
Riverside Health System acquires Patriots Colony, Inc., a corporation developing a 150-unit military retirement community in Williamsburg. Peninsula Health Care begins offering Healthkeepers Plus (Medicaid HMO). Riverside Health System installs a community index system to link demographic information from the various Riverside computer systems. A physical therapy satellite unit opens in Smithfield. Riverside Rehabilitation Institute offers pain management programs and opens a new physician clinic. Riverside Walter Reed Hospital expands ambulatory surgery, and introduces new physician specialties including neurology, oncology, and cardiology. Riverside’s employee Well Care Management program, Positive Lifestyles Commitment Program begins.
1996
Riverside Health System purchases a second mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory, and completes construction on the Williamsburg Radiation Therapy Center (a joint venture between Riverside Health System and Williamsburg Community Hospital). Patriots Colony opens an independent living facility for retired military officers and spouses. Dialysis programs in Smithfield and Williamsburg are expanded to meet a growing demand. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities accredits the comprehensive inpatient and brain injury programs at Riverside Rehabilitation Institute.
1997
Patriots Colony opens its assisted living and nursing home areas. Riverside Tappahannock Hospital begins its cardiac rehabilitation program. Riverside Physician Associates (now Riverside Medical Group) continues its expansion to include practices in Williamsburg, James City County and Denbigh, making a total physician employment of nearly 200 professionals. Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center – Tappahannock opens.
1998
Ask-A-Nurse receives its one-millionth call. Riverside Health System begins development of a $12 million three-story ambulatory care center behind Williamsburg Crossing. Riverside Rehabilitation Institute implements an expansion of its harbor-front campus. The focal point of this project will be the Riverside Shoreview Medical Center. This 6,000+ square foot building, which was previously a convent, is renovated to become an outpatient medical center.
1999
On October 1, 1999, Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. steps down as President of Riverside Health System and becomes the Vice Chairman of the RHS Board and Chief Executive Officer. Richard J. Pearce is appointed President and COO of Riverside Health System. Patriots Colony begins expansion of its long-term care unit as a result of transferring 30 nursing home beds from Riverside Hampton Convalescent Center (which becomes a 120 bed facility). Sentara, as a result of an option agreement in the joint venture, acquires Windermere from Riverside. Riverside also terminates its management contract with the Hospital Authority of Norfolk to operate Lake Taylor Hospital effective December 1,
1999. Riverside receives a Certificate of Public Need to construct and operate a 60-bed nursing home and a 60-bed assisted living unit in Warsaw (Richmond County).
2000
Riverside Healthcare Center – Williamsburg opens with the medical office building fully occupied. Included in the complex is a full radiological diagnostic center. Riverside acquires Peninsula Behavioral Center, a 125-bed inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facility in Hampton. Construction begins on a medical office building in Warsaw.
2001
Richard J. Pearce becomes President and CEO of Riverside Health System. Riverside Regional Medical Center receives Certificate of Public Need approvals for a new CT scanner for the Diagnostic Center in Oyster Point and for a second fixed MRI at the Medical Center. In addition, the Health Commissioner approves a new ambulatory surgery center with four operating rooms to be located on the hospital campus. RRMC is also approved for the first mobile PET scanner in eastern Virginia, and this equipment will alternate between the Medical Center, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and Riverside Tappahannock Hospital. Riverside is also approved for a major expansion of the Emergency Department and Trauma Center. Riverside Health System announces plans for a $100 million renovation of Riverside Regional Medical Center. Riverside Regional Medical Center is approved by the State Health Commissioner to construct a radiation therapy center at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. Construction is started on the convalescent center in Warsaw. Riverside Healthcare Foundation sets aside $6 million for the advancement of nursing, beginning a program of full scholarships for students pursuing health careers at a host of colleges, universities and health occupation schools. Over 150 scholarships are awarded in 2001 with an equal number anticipated in future years.
2002
During Spring 2002, the first residents move into Magnolia Manor, Riverside’s newest assisted living facility in Warsaw. Riverside Regional Medical Center celebrates 20 years of performing open-heart surgery. Construction begins on the new surgery center and expanded emergency department at Riverside Regional Medical Center. Williamsburg Crossing opens its expanded Medical Office Building, now housing 35 physicians and surgeons. In the fall of 2002, patients are admitted to the 60-bed nursing home at The Orchard, a senior living community in Warsaw.
2003
The State Health Commissioner approves Riverside’s application to operate an ambulatory surgery center, containing two operating rooms and two gastrointestinal procedure rooms in Williamsburg in the Williamsburg Crossing facility. The Commissioner also approves a new CT scanner, and use of the mobile MRI at this location. Peninsula Surgery Center opens on the main campus of Riverside Regional Medical Center. Peninsula Behavioral Center is renamed Riverside Behavioral Health Center. The State Health Commissioner approves a transfer of 60 psychiatric beds from Riverside Regional Medical Center to Riverside Behavioral Health Center. Patriots Colony breaks ground on a $ 3 million expansion of its assisted living offerings. Construction begins on the Riverside Middle Peninsula Cancer Center. The State Health Commissioner approves a $242 million renovation and modernization of Riverside Regional Medical Center. Riverside acquires the Francis Sanders Nursing Home and Assisted Living complex in Gloucester.
2004
The State Health Commissioner approves Williamsburg Radiation Therapy Center to install a second linear accelerator. Riverside Regional Medical Center receives certificate of public need approval to construct a freestanding comprehensive cancer center on the main campus. The Riverside Middle Peninsula Cancer Center opens. The Doctors Surgery Center in Williamsburg begins operations.
2005
On April 25, Riverside breaks ground on a $16.4 million comprehensive free-standing Cancer Care Center on the campus of Riverside Regional Medical Center. Riverside Regional Medical Center is one of only 36 hospitals in America to receive the 2005 Hospital of Choice Award from the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. The State Health Commissioner issues a Certificate of Public Need to Riverside Regional Medical Center and University of Virginia Health System to provide an advanced radiosurgical tool, the Gamma Knife, to aid in brain surgery. Riverside Health System announces plans to build a 69-bed acute care hospital with an emergency department and medical offices on 26 acres of recently acquired property in Williamsburg.
2006
Riverside Medical Group evolves from its predecessor Riverside Physician Associates, as Riverside marks major milestones on the transformation from being a hospital company with affiliated physicians into a physician's company with affiliated hospitals. Riverside and the University of Virginia opens the region's only radiosurgery center with a $6 million Gamma Knife facility. Riverside Regional Medical Center begins using the da Vinci surgical robotics system. Riverside Regional named by Solucient as one of the Top 100 cardiovascular hospitals in the nation. Riverside Cancer Center, a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility, opens on the campus of RRMC. Riverside Health System named as among Top 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems in America. Riverside Regional Convalescent Center (now The Gardens at Warwick Forest) takes first steps in moving convalescent center beds to Williamsburg, embracing the Green House model of care. Riverside Behavioral Health Center opens a 12-bed $3.6 million expansion of acute services and residential adolescent programs. Riverside again successfully marshals the support of 80% of the citizens of Williamsburg for state approval of the Doctors Hospital of Williamsburg. Ground is broken for a surgery center and medical office center in Hampton.
2007
Riverside Medical Group expands to over 300 physicians as Emergency Medicine is added as a major specialty in Virginia's largest multi-specialty group. Riverside is again named as Most Wired Hospitals in the nation. Health information content by mayoclinic.com added to riversideonline.com, with visits for 2007 alone, totaling over 1,000,000 by the end of July. Riverside Health System Foundation receives $1.4 million gift for the School of Professional Nursing from alumnus Ruby Pope Drumm, Class of 1948. Riverside PACE, a program of all inclusive care fore the elderly, gears up for a fall 2007 opening. Riverside awarded five-star rating nationally for prostatectomy excellence. Plans underway for the opening of the new surgery center, diagnostic center and medical offices in Hampton.
Benefits
Riverside Health System offers a competitive salary, compensation package and benefits to include: tuition reimbursement, Health, Dental, Retirement, Life Insurance and much more!!