Facilities & Construction

Potomac Boulevard is Open!

Potomac Boulevard is a wide, spacious corridor that leads visitors and patients through the hospital with ease. Along the boulevard is a new, larger gift shop, new Worship Room, and Jazzman’s Cafe, a coffee and snack bar.

Stroll the Boulevard with this Virtual Tour.

The new, four-story 180,000 square foot patient care building at Potomac Hospital opened on March 14, 2006. The new facility houses all private patient rooms, 30 additional patient beds, the new Garden Café and the Hylton Education Center. It replaces Potomac's original Medical/Surgical Units and Intensive Care Unit.

Each patient room has internet access; a sitting area with a couch or sleep chair that can be used as a bed for an overnight visitor; soft colors, warm lighting and soothing décor to help patient recovery; windows for natural light; and a flat screen television and phone line. The $71 million building project was funded through accumulated reserves, industrial revenue bonds, and the Campaign for Your New Potomac Hospital, a capital campaign to benefit the Potomac Hospital Foundation

More about your new Potomac Hospital:
Photo Tour - March 2006
Dedication Ceremony - March 2006
KidsPORT - April 2005
New Features and Services - December 2004
Topping Out - November 2004
Ground breaks for the New Potomac Hospital - October 2003
Commonwealth Grants Approval for "New" Potomac Hospital - November 2002

Other Hospital Facilities:
Emergency Care Center Expansion and KidsCARE - November 2003
Progressive Care Unit - November 2002
Century Surgical Services - February 2002
Women's & Children's Services - Spring 2001

The History of Potomac Hospital: At a Glance

• 1965 - Consultants hired to study the feasibility of an area hospital.
• 1968 - Potomac Hospital Corporation is formed.
• 1971 - Potomac Hospital Auxiliary holds charter meeting.
• 1972 - November 7: Potomac Hospital opened its doors on November 7. John W. Johnson, president of Potomac Hospital Corporation; the Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr., U.S. Senator from Virginia; and C Scott Winfield, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, cut the ribbon at a Dedication Ceremony.
• 1973 - Maternity Unit opens.
• 1974 - Critical Care Unit opens. Accredited by The Joint Commission.
• 1975 - Newly renovated Maternity Wing opens.
• 1976 - Wall of Honor listing donors is unveiled.
• 1977 - Potomac Hospital School of Anesthesia for Nurses holds its first graduation.
• 1978 - Mental Health Unit opens.
• 1979 - Potomac Hospital purchases its first ultrasound machine.
• 1980 - Open house is held to celebrate 26,000 square foot expansion of outpatient surgery, admitting, registration and emergency services.
• 1981 - New birthing rooms open.
• 1982 - Laboratory receives new state-of-the-art equipment.
• 1983 - Emergency weather plan implemented to tackle the Blizzard of '83.
• 1984 - Auxiliary donates $38,400 for endowment fund, intensive care nursery and medical/surgical units.
• 1985 - Potomac Hospital's "Rise and Shine Walking Club" begins at Potomac Mills Mall.
• 1986 - Potomac's first set of triplets, Jessica, Sarah and Christine Kerrick are born.
• 1987 - New outpatient surgery area is completed.
• 1989 - The A.J. Ferlazzo, M.D., Pediatric Unit opens, made possible by generous community donations.
• 1990 - Cardiac Cath Lab and Cardiac Evaluation Center open.
• 1991 - Potomac "adopts" Featherstone Elementary School.
• 1992 - Accredited by The Joint Commission with commendation.
• 1993 - The Auxiliary introduces the "Hospitality Table" in the Emergency Department reception area.
• 1994 - New state-of-the-art cataract surgery procedure is introduced. Potomac Hospital was named one of the Top 100 Hospital in the country by Modern Healthcare Magazine.
• 1995 - Potomac is named one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States. Accredited by The Joint Commission with commendation again! Potomac Hospital was named the most productive and cost efficient hospital in Northern Virginia.
• 1996 - In June the new Emergency and Ambulatory Services Wing opened, made possible in part by over $2 million in community donations to the Emergency Care 2000 campaign. The $20 million, 40,000 square foot addition included the new Irene V. Hylton Emergency Care Center, which replaced Potomac's original emergency department.
• 1996 - Potomac Hospital was again named the most productive and cost efficient hospital in Northern Virginia. Also, The Cancer Center received its first accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
• 1997 - Potomac celebrates its silver anniversary and 25 years of caring.
• 1998 - New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system arrives to better serve our patients. Accredited by The Joint Commission with commendation for third consecutive year.
• 1999 - Potomac's Sleep Center opened in partnership with Georgetown University Hospital. The center helps people with sleeping disorders get a good night's rest. The Potomac Hospital Auxiliary generously donated $119,000 for the purchase of the second Family Health Connection Mobile Clinic.
• 2000 - Potomac Hospital's Endowment Fund reaches the $1 million mark. Critical Care Unit undergoes renovation and expansion. The Cancer Center was accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Potomac's renovated, state-of-the-art Cath Lab opened in October of 2000. The Century Medical Building opened on the campus of Potomac Hospital.
• 2001 - The Women's and Children's Services Department renovation and expansion are completed. The Radiology Department adds a new stat-of-the-art CT scanner and mammography unit. Potomac's Nursing Scholarship Program was established.
• 2002 - In January the 1 millionth patient was treated in the Emergency Care Center. In November Potomac turned the big "3-0" and celebrated 30 years of serving our community.
• 2002 - Potomac Hospital received a green light from the Northern Virginia Health Systems Agency and the Commonwealth of Virginia to add 30 beds to its existing 153-bed facility. These new beds will be included in a new replacement facility to open in 2006
• 2003 - The official groundbreaking was held to kick-off construction of the "New Potomac Hospital" which was completed in 2006. Also, KidsCARE, our new children's emergency services area, was finished and opened to the public.
• 2004 - Construction of the new Potomac Hospital was well underway and included a "Topping Out" Ceremony, which marked the safe and successful attainment of the highest point.
• 2005 - Potomac's Diabetes Management Program was again awarded continued recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The program was first recognized in 1996. Sixteen nursing scholarships were awarded. And Potomac received the SeniorNavigator Compass Rose Spirit of Community Award for our ongoing sponsorship of SeniorNavigator.org.
• 2005 - For the 15th consecutive year, Potomac Hospital Foundation awarded educational scholarships to eight local high school students for college and university studies in healthcare and medicine.
• 2006 - On March 14, the new Potomac Hospital opened to the public and brought all private, single-occupancy rooms and state-of-the-art, family-centered medical care to the residents of eastern Prince William, north Stafford and Southern Fairfax Counties.
• 2007- Construction begins on Potomac Boulevard.
• 2008 - Potomac Boulevard completed, which included a new lobby, Gift Shop and Worship Room.
  
• 2008 -  da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Surgery comes to Potomac Hospital.