HCA VIRGINIA OPENS OUTPATIENT IMAGING CENTER IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

Grand opening includes GE Women’s Health and Wellness Tour

Richmond, VA, May 6, 2006 – The Chesterfield Imaging Center, HCA Virginia’s newest facility, is celebrating its opening with free screenings, tours and an appearance by the GE Women’s Health & Wellness Tour on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13.

Chesterfield Imaging is located off of Hull Street Road in Midlothian. It is equipped with the most advanced diagnostic imaging technology, including a 64-slice CT scanner, MRI, digital mammography, ultrasound, radiography and bone densitometry. The Center is a joint venture of HCA Virginia and Radiology Associates of Virginia.

"Chesterfield Imaging Center will provide important diagnostic services to a large and growing patient base in Chesterfield County," said Patrick Farrell, President of HCA’s Richmond Division. "It offers what patients are now expecting in the medical marketplace – highly advanced technology from a convenient, easily accessible location."

The GE Women’s Health & Wellness tour includes two 53-foot vehicles – a Health Vehicle and a Wellness Vehicle – that feature exhibits and healthcare information relating to heart disease, breast cancer and osteoporosis. Free screenings will also be offered.

Highlights include:

• The Heart Suite –- blood pressure, cholesterol and pulse screenings
• The Bone Suite – a simple 30-second bone density screening
• The Breast Suite – information on digital and other mammography and the early detection of breast cancer
• The Wellness Vehicle contains a fully functional kitchen, which will be used for a heart healthy cooking demonstration

In addition, CJW Medical Center will have exhibits and information on its Women’s Services, and tours of Chesterfield Imaging Center will be offered from 2– 7 p.m. on Friday, May 12, and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 13.

Chesterfield Imaging Center is located in Harbour Pointe Village shopping center, 13636 Hull Street Road, Midlothian. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Patients may book appointments for screening mammograms without a doctor’s orders by calling 639-5486. All other appointments must be by physician referral. Patients will usually be seen in 24 hours or less, often with same-day results and little or no wait time.

HCA Virginia is a network of locally managed hospitals and outpatient centers in Central, Southwest, and Northern Virginia. Local facilities include CJW Medical Center, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, John Randolph Medical Center, Retreat Hospital, Hanover Outpatient Surgery Center, Tuckahoe Surgery Center, an Buford Road Imaging Center. HCA Virginia is the state’s fifth-largest private employer, treating 1.2 million patients and providing $106 million in free care to low-income uninsured patients in 2005. For more information, please visit HCAvirginia.com.