Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is located on the campus of Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County. Opened in 1974 as a medical center for patients with special needs, the state now wants to close it and relocate patients, despite family members' objections.
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Del. Otto Wachsmann Jr., R-Sussex County, chats with Martha Bryant, the mother of a Hiram W. Davis Medical Center patient, after the Joint Commission on Health Care meeting Thursday, May 7, 2026. Wachsmann is a member of the commission.
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The state Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services wants to close Hiram W. Davis Medical Center in Dinwiddie County by the end of 2027, saying it is cheaper to relocate staff and patients than it is to renovate the 52-year-old building.
RICHMOND — A legislative panel is offering a glimmer of hope to families of patients in a state-owned medical center who oppose a proposed closure and relocation to other facilities around Virginia.
Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is located on the campus of Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County. Opened in 1974 as a medical center for patients with special needs, the state now wants to close it and relocate patients, despite family members' objections.
Del. Otto Wachsmann Jr., R-Sussex County, chats with Martha Bryant, the mother of a Hiram W. Davis Medical Center patient, after the Joint Commission on Health Care meeting Thursday, May 7, 2026. Wachsmann is a member of the commission.
The state Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services wants to close Hiram W. Davis Medical Center in Dinwiddie County by the end of 2027, saying it is cheaper to relocate staff and patients than it is to renovate the 52-year-old building.
