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From left, Viola Baskerville, Leonard Edloe and Gary Flowers look on as Sa’ad El-Amin, center, speaks during a press conference Tuesday on a lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Union University’s demolition of the Richmond Community Hospital building on the hospital’s front lawn.

From left, Viola Baskerville, Leonard Edloe and Gary Flowers look on as Sa’ad El-Amin, center, speaks during a press conference Tuesday on a lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Union University’s demolition of the Richmond Community Hospital building on the hospital’s front lawn.

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VUU alters hospital redevelopment plans amid community pressure

The future of the former Richmond Community Hospital appeared to take a sudden turn Tuesday, as Virginia Union University announced plans to fully preserve the building — hours after a lawsuit was filed over the college’s use of the site.