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VCU Medical Center designated as a Magnet® hospital for fifth consecutive time

June 25, 2025 The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s designation puts VCU Health’s premier medical center in the top 10% of hospitals in the United States. View Story

People smiling and clapping in a VCU Health conference room after hearing that the hospital received the Magnet designation again.

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Newsweek ranks VCU Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU among America’s best

People smiling and clapping in a VCU Health conference room after hearing that the hospital received the Magnet designation again.

VCU Medical Center designated as a Magnet® hospital for fifth consecutive time

doctor filling out paperwork at desk next to a model of a kidney.

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Nurse taking blood pressure reading of toddler

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Ben, his mom Beth, sister Ace and service dog Divina at the Capitol during Family Advocacy Day.

CHoR patient Ben advocated for kids’ health in Washington, D.C.

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VCU Health’s chief information officer recognized as a national and global leader in information technology

CHoR team member fits a little boy with a red helmet and shows him how to wear it.

School’s out for summer, but kids still learned lifesaving lessons at CHoR’s safety fair

Medical research illustration with semaglutide injector and liver

How a drug for diabetes and obesity may help heal the liver

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A lifesaving gift from 4,000 miles away: Cancer survivor meets bone marrow donor

Provider takes male patient’s blood pressure

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In The Media

7 health system CIOs named to Business Transformation 150

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Children's Hospital Summer Safety Fair returns to Richmond after 5-year hiatus

30 nursing programs opening, expanding, ending in 2025

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Williamsburg man celebrates birthday a month after VCU lung transplant

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Inspiring Stories

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A lifesaving gift from 4,000 miles away: Cancer survivor meets bone marrow donor

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VCU Health and VMFA organize exhibit tours to provide a sense of normalcy for ALS and PLS patients

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A race against time and the team that makes every second count

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Reflecting on 36 years of service to Tappahannock and the Northern Neck

Kristin Roberts stands with daughter Nina, who went to CHoR after a scooter injury.

Mom shares what she's learned about bicycle helmets after her daughter's traumatic brain injury

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Makayla and Peyton's unbreakable bond

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A lifelong journey with Virginia’s top heart hospital

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An everyday errand landed Linwood in our Level l pediatric trauma center

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Meet the team who kept the water running at VCU Medical Center throughout a week-long outage

Son standing with mother and father in a cafe

The benefits of a Level I trauma center are ‘being able to have your child again,’ father says

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News Releases

People smiling and clapping in a VCU Health conference room after hearing that the hospital received the Magnet designation again.

VCU Medical Center designated as a Magnet® hospital for fifth consecutive time

Woman in black suit smiling

VCU Health’s chief information officer recognized as a national and global leader in information technology

people stand in a row for ribbon cutting

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital unveils Southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine

doctors standing with patient and his wife

VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center celebrates its first successful lung transplant of its new lung transplantation program

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Matthew Jenkins recognized as a “chief pharmacy officer to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review

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Historical highway marker commemorating Bruce Oliver Tucker unveiled in his hometown

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Kristin King recognized as a ‘CHRO to know’ by Becker’s Hospital Review

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VCU Medical Center hires new chief nursing officer

Group of people in suits and dresses dig into dirt with shovels

VCU Health breaks ground on ambulatory surgery center and medical office building in Chesterfield

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Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU establishes Central Virginia’s first pollen counting station

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Health and Wellness

doctor filling out paperwork at desk next to a model of a kidney.

What are the benefits of a preemptive kidney transplant?

Medical research illustration with semaglutide injector and liver

How a drug for diabetes and obesity may help heal the liver

Provider takes male patient’s blood pressure

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man sitting in the back seat with his child, both wearing seatbelts

New Virginia seat belt law goes into effect July 1

Women scratches her upper arm with one hand due to a red rash resembling measles

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A HOT take on how to survive perimenopause

A pregnant woman having her blood pressure checked.

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How do romantic partners influence our relationships with alcohol?

Woman trying to wake up man who is experiencing sleep apnea

Snorers beware! Your heart may be at risk

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How do you treat normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)?

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Community Impact

Nurse taking blood pressure reading of toddler

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Large group of people looking at art

VCU Health and VMFA organize exhibit tours to provide a sense of normalcy for ALS and PLS patients

Group of people hold up balloons of the number 10

An innovative residency program is helping new nurses thrive well beyond their first years on the job

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Unlocking the puzzle of persistent symptoms of long COVID and POTS in children

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Becoming a destination for clinical research

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How VCU Health successfully rescheduled 20,000 appointments during January water crisis

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Enhancing rural health care through virtual services

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VCU Health joins national study to improve clinic visits for ALS patients

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Certain traits in romantic partners can amplify the impact of a person’s genetic risk for alcohol problems

Doctor speaking to overweight female patient

VCU-led research highlights semaglutide’s potential for treating fatty liver disease

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