The only academic medical center in central Virginia and a regional teaching institution, the VCU Health System is able to offer the most advanced medical innovations and latest technology, while attracting some of best talent in the country. Our accolades are many and well-deserved, including:
- Magnet Status (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
- Greater Richmond Area Employer of Choice (Richmond Human Resources Management Association and the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce)
- "Companies That Care" Honor Roll
- One of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers (Working Mother magazine)
At VCUHS, employees can find themselves involved in nearly 200 specialty areas, including cancer, cardiology, neurosurgery and transplantation multidisciplinary centers. Our chest pain and stroke, organ transplant, head and spinal cord trauma research, genetic research, NICU and burn and wound healing accomplishments have earned us recognition on a global scale as well.
The Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Hospitals is the teaching component of VCU Health System. MCV includes outpatient clinics, a 600-physician group practice, 779 inpatient beds, and the region's only Level I Trauma Center.
The VCUHS academic mission links us to the Virginia Commonwealth University, an institution ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the nation's top research universities.
The excellent reputation of the VCU Health System is evidenced by our consistently high patient satisfaction rate. This, plus an amazing record of medical innovations and top national ratings, are important reasons why our 7,000 staff members - physicians, nurses, allied health technicians, administrators and support personnel - are attracted to VCUHS.
