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Consistency that counts: VCU Medical Center named ‘Best Hospital’ in Richmond metro area for 15 consecutive years

July 29, 2025 U.S. News & World Report also ranked VCU Medical Center among the nation’s top 50 hospitals for orthopaedics. View Story

Undeniable proof - VCU Medical Center named Best Hospital in Richmond metro

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Dr. Lyndon Cooper, the dean of the school of dentistry, looks inside the mouth of a dental patient

VCU School of Dentistry faculty and alumni headline Richmond Magazine’s ‘Top Dentists’

August 06, 2025

Two photos of Sydney in a lab coat with members of the liver institute

Summer of science: Georgia teen joins her former hepatologist to learn about research at VCU liver institute

August 05, 2025

After recently undergoing gallbladder surgery, a hospital nurse sits next to the robotic arm that helped make the procedure less painful and shortened her recovery time.

Redefining community care with robotic surgery in Southside Virginia

August 04, 2025

Man standing with his ukulele in a hospital hallway

‘We will be well again’: Cancer patient shares message of hope and gratitude with original song

August 04, 2025

Tins with nicotine pouches that are peach and orange

Nicotine pouches pose poisoning danger for young kids

Dr. Czyszczon sits at the console of the da Vinci robotic surgery system

Pushing the boundaries’: Robotic surgery in outpatient settings is giving patients more freedom

Larrick Student Center is on the academic medical center campus in downtown Richmond.

VCU establishes new shuttle service between Monroe Park and MCV campuses

Undeniable proof - VCU Medical Center named Best Hospital in Richmond metro

Consistency that counts: VCU Medical Center named ‘Best Hospital’ in Richmond metro area for 15 consecutive years

Surgeon sitting at operating table watching over robotic device to operate on patient

Inside VCU Health’s latest innovations in robotic-assisted surgery

Woman sitting in wheel chair with her hand near a cellphone

Debunking 5 common myths about ALS – What you need to know

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In The Media

Seven hospitals in Greater Richmond recognized for efforts to improve outcomes for Americans with heart disease and stroke

Dangerous waters: What to know about the flesh-eating bacteria and brain-eating amoebas

Dr. Marlon Levy, CEO of VCU Health (Podcast)

Cirrhosis Mortality Prediction Boosted by Machine Learning

Top heart hospitals, by state: US News

Preventing Childhood Drowning

VCU is Richmond's top hospital, says U.S. News

VCU named top hospital in Richmond by U.S. News

Diagnostics, AI, access: Cancer care areas ripe for innovation, per 6 leaders

Top 50 orthopedic hospitals 2025-26: US News

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Inspiring Stories

Two photos of Sydney in a lab coat with members of the liver institute

Summer of science: Georgia teen joins her former hepatologist to learn about research at VCU liver institute

August 05, 2025

After recently undergoing gallbladder surgery, a hospital nurse sits next to the robotic arm that helped make the procedure less painful and shortened her recovery time.

Redefining community care with robotic surgery in Southside Virginia

August 04, 2025

Man standing with his ukulele in a hospital hallway

‘We will be well again’: Cancer patient shares message of hope and gratitude with original song

August 04, 2025

Dr. Czyszczon sits at the console of the da Vinci robotic surgery system

Pushing the boundaries’: Robotic surgery in outpatient settings is giving patients more freedom

Surgeon sitting at operating table watching over robotic device to operate on patient

Inside VCU Health’s latest innovations in robotic-assisted surgery

Graphic of figurine climbing out a prescription bottle with the help of a another figure

Learning at the intersection of OB-GYN and addiction treatment

Ali is in a school gym. She is wearing a jersey and holding her arms up to flex her muscles

Allie Jones continues to beat the odds, 15 years after her premature birth

Brian and his son Jack inspect peaches growing from trees on their farm in Hanover County, Virginia

Pick of the crop: Peach farmer thrives after dual transplant

Young boy smiles while wearing a swimsuit and sun shirt. Behind him is a graphic of sand castles and a shovel.

Connor's life-changing and lifesaving diagnoses

Desiree stands at the starting line of the Chicago marathon wearing a shirt for the American Heart Association

Running with purpose: Meet the heart health champion who won’t slow down

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News Releases

Doctor holding a clipboard and a 3-D image of a liver in their hand.

VCU-led global research team uses AI to improve prediction of death risk for hospitalized cirrhosis patients

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

Man in suit and glasses

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

Woman stands and looks at historical highway marker with two women standing behind her.

Historical highway marker commemorating Bruce Oliver Tucker unveiled in his hometown

Woman in orange jacket smiles

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

Woman in pink shirt and black suit jacket

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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Health and Wellness

Tins with nicotine pouches that are peach and orange

Nicotine pouches pose poisoning danger for young kids

Woman sitting in wheel chair with her hand near a cellphone

Debunking 5 common myths about ALS – What you need to know

Woman with freckles pointing to a spot on her back

How to check yourself for sun damage and signs of skin cancer

Child with bare feet playing in the grass with a tick on a leaf

Why there’s a national surge in ED visits because of tick bites

young male patient being tested for covid with oral swab held by gloved female nurse

What the mouth reveals about COVID-19

Nurse talks mother about her mental and physical health while holding her hand. The mother is also holding a newborn baby in her other arm.

A new Virginia law requires hospitals to have maternal safety bundles – but what are they?

What you need to know about ‘gas station heroin’

Father holding small child while he teaches her how to swim in a pool (Getty Images)

An increase in child drownings in Virginia has prevention experts urging parents and caregivers to take extra steps to protect their little ones

family and friends sit around a table in a backyard while grilling dinner

Grilling meat may increase cancer risk – here’s how you can cook safer

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What do GLP-1 receptor agonists actually do?

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Community Impact

Two photos of Sydney in a lab coat with members of the liver institute

Summer of science: Georgia teen joins her former hepatologist to learn about research at VCU liver institute

August 05, 2025

Hospital staff pick fresh produce in the community garden during the ribbon cutting celebration.

Seeds of hope: New community garden on hospital grounds aims to root out food insecurity

cancer patient speaking with oncologist during a chemotherapy treatment.

New AI tool created by VCU researchers could lead to more personalized treatments for patients

Doctor going through ultrasound with pregnant patient, who is holding picture of ultrasound of fetus in utero.

VCU researchers have found a new tool to encourage pregnant women to seek treatment for substance abuse disorders

Engineer Casey Grey and VCU Health nurse Emma Necessary stand together in an engineering lab on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus.

Fecal waste prompts a patient-centric innovation from VCU Health nurse

Older man looking at smart phone app to make sure he’s taking his medications on time.

Smartphone app helps liver patients stay healthier at home, VCU study finds

Nurse taking blood pressure reading of toddler

New study reveals unique long COVID symptoms for young children – what parents need to know

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

woman signing paperwork for a clinician-researcher while her play

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

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