Bon Secours Absorbs Suffolk Orthopedic Practice
Patients of the three-site practice keep their providers as it is rebranded and folded into the health system's network.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Healthcare
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Bon Secours has acquired Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, a three-location practice founded in 1984 and serving Suffolk, Chesapeake and other Hampton Roads communities. The acquisition took effect Sunday, Nov. 1, and the practice will be rebranded as Bon Secours Orthopedics.
Why it matters
The deal folds an established independent orthopedic practice into a larger health system, changing the local options for sports medicine, spine care and joint replacement in Suffolk. For operators in healthcare and adjacent businesses, it signals continued consolidation of specialty practices under regional health systems in Hampton Roads.
The practice operates three locations and has been in business since 1984, roughly 40 years. Bon Secours did not disclose the purchase price or financial terms, so the deal's scale cannot be measured against the practice's revenue or other comparable transactions.
The players
Bon Secours
Bon Secours is a Catholic health system operating hospitals and physician practices across Virginia and neighboring states, with a growing regional footprint in Hampton Roads.
Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center is an independent orthopedic practice founded in 1984 with three locations serving Suffolk, Chesapeake and surrounding Hampton Roads communities.
The details
Care providers and other employees were offered positions with Bon Secours, and existing patients can continue seeing their current providers. The practice's three locations will be rebranded as Bon Secours Orthopedics and will operate alongside the health system's existing orthopedic providers. Patients will gain access to Bon Secours' MyChart patient portal, which brings the practice's records and communication into the larger system's platform.
Timeline
1984: Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center was founded.
Nov. 1, 2026: The Bon Secours acquisition took effect.
Market Landscape
The deal continues a pattern in which regional health systems in Hampton Roads absorb independent specialty practices such as orthopedics. Bringing a three-site practice under a larger system shifts how referrals, records and patient access are managed across the area's competing providers.
Healthcare operators and vendors serving orthopedic practices should watch how the rebranded Bon Secours Orthopedics handles referrals and billing integration with the health system. Patient-facing businesses in Suffolk should note that the practice's care will now run through Bon Secours' systems, including the MyChart portal.
The takeaway
Operators in healthcare and adjacent services should track whether Bon Secours Orthopedics adds providers or locations over the coming year, since that signals how the consolidation will reshape local specialty capacity. Vendors and partners working with independent orthopedic practices may want to review their contracts as those practices move under larger health systems.
Further reading
For more on how health systems are reshaping local care, see Healthcare coverage across the region.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Suffolk News-Herald.
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