Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HR393: Commending Braden Health.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 24, 2026:
2026 SESSION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 393 Commending Braden Health. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 14, 2026 WHEREAS, on January 5, 2026, Braden Health officially reopened Stuart Community Hospital in Patrick County for emergency and inpatient care, ending eight years without hospital services in the locality; and WHEREAS, Chief Executive Officer Beau R. Braden, D.O., founded Braden Health with a mission to revitalize rural hospitals and restore health care access to underserved communities that have been abandoned by the health care industry; and WHEREAS, drawing upon his experience as an emergency department physician and his work consulting with nearly 180 rural hospitals, Beau Braden developed an innovative model at Braden Health for acquiring, renovating, and operating critical access hospitals in communities where others had failed; and WHEREAS, Kyle Kopec, co-founder and Chief Compliance Officer of Braden Health, serves as Beau Braden's trusted partner in building a company that has successfully reopened multiple hospitals across Tennessee, including Henderson County Community Hospital, Houston County Community Hospital, and Haywood County Community Hospital; and WHEREAS, Braden Health purchased the former Patrick County hospital, its first acquisition in the Commonwealth, at an auction in November 2024 for approximately $600,000 and immediately commenced an ambitious renovation project to restore the long-vacant facility; and WHEREAS, Braden Health invested more than $15 million of private capital, …
Sponsors
- Williams, Wren (R, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Bill text as passed House (HR393ER)
- : Agreed to by House by voice vote
- : Engrossed by House
- : Taken up for immediate consideration
- : Passed by for the day
- : Passed by for the day
- : Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26108043D
Common questions
- What is HR393?
- HR393 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Commending Braden Health.
- What is the status of HR393?
- Passed both chambers as of April 24, 2026. Latest action: Bill text as passed House (HR393ER) (April 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR393?
- Williams, Wren (R, 47).
- Where is the official record for HR393?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HR393
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