VCU Medical Center is an academic medical center in 23 locations, offering more than 200
specialty areas of care, and providing almost every type of health care service. It was founded in
1838.
Locations
On the MCV campus
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The 1,125 bed MCV hospital is the only Level I Trauma Center for children and adults in the
region. This campus also includes an ambulatory care center.
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Just a few blocks from the MCV hospital is the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU,
the only comprehensive, full-service pediatric hospital in central Virginia, and is the state’s
only Level I pediatric trauma center. This hospital offers a variety of children’s health
services including emergency, trauma, transplant, specialty and sub-specialty, long-term,
burn, and primary care.
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Also located in the city are:
 VCU Baird Vascular Institute
 VCU Center for Sleep Medicine
 VCU Center for Advanced Health Management
 VCU Massey Cancer Center
 VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center
 VCU Sports Medicine.
In addition to what may be considered standard hospital or outpatient services, VCU Medical
Center also includes dentistry, dermatology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, and human
genetics, and transplant services.
VCU also provides services in nearby cities including:
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The Advanced Liver Program at Fredericksburg
Neurological specialists and two hospitals in South Hill.
Two physician groups and a health center in Chesterfield and the tri-cities area.
A surgery center, a medical center, and Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology
Services in Stony Point.
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Three physician groups and a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery center in the West End.
One physician group represents in Williamsburg.
Compensation
VCU Medical Center participates in most health insurance plans. There are several options for
financial assistance:
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Self-pay patients receive a discount.
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The State-sponsored Indigent Care Program will provide free care for patients with
income below the federal poverty line, and sliding scale discounts for patients with
income less than 200% of the federal poverty line.
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Virginia Coordinated Care Program will also provide care coordination for indigent
patients in some locations.
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Medicaid and FAMIS (Virginia’s health insurance program for children, which makes
their healthcare affordable for eligible families) will financially assist eligible patients.
Leadership
Michael Rao, Ph.D., is the president of VCU and VCU Medical Center, and the Chair of the
VCU Medical Center Board of Directors.
Vice Presidents:
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Jerome Strauss III, M.D., Ph.D. – Interim, VCU Health Sciences
John Duval – Clinical Services
Ralph Clark, M.D. – Clinical Activities
Research
VCU Medical Center partners with the VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research to
support clinical trials in many specialties.
For example, clinicaltrials.gov recently confirmed the completion of an IRB approved clinical
trial at the VCU Medical Center, which studied the safety and efficacy of a different treatment
for allograft bone transplants for cervical intervertebral disc fusion in cases of radiculopathy or
myelopathy.
(Source: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00344890?term=%22VCU+Medical+Center%22
&rank=2)