“This city is so unreal – I couldn’t even begin to make up the types of cases we treat that I would have never imagined existed in Richmond when I was at Duke Medical Center. The culture is what holds everyone up … holds them together … and lets us do a tough job with incredible grace.”

Kate Mohr, Director for Women’s Health

Center of Life

The Center of Life in the Heart of the City

These 10 words pose a compelling description of VCUHS.

We’re at the heart of the city that is nearly 400 years old, yet boasts a progressive culture, compelling architecture, a vibrant arts community and numerous Fortune 500 companies.

Richmond is described by many as fun, affordable and accessible being two hours from the nation’s capital, two hours from the beach and two hours from the mountains. It offers the benefits of a big city and the warmth of a small town.

Our urban setting in the heart of Richmond, the capital city of Virginia, provides our employees with endless opportunities to provide high-quality care to all types of patients.

Numerous community and governmental groups are leading revitalization efforts to promote business growth, tourism and the arts to ensure that Richmond’s next 400 years are as prosperous as its first.

As an urban health system, VCUHS is hailed as the “Miracle College.” Choosing a career here means working on the extreme edge of medicine serving all levels of humanity. We think of ourselves as “high-tech” and “high-touch.”

Our ER is the Richmond region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we’re capable of lifesaving patient care not available elsewhere.

No doubt. It’s a challenging career packed with opportunities and rich with rewards.

We pioneered many of our work/life balance programs decades ago – long before balance was a trend.

A healthy workforce is a happy workforce … we’ve tapped into our own great health care resources to take care of our own.