Unwavering dedication leads VCU Medical Center to top academic medical center recognition
VCU Medical Center is being recognized as one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 academic medical centers to know for 2025.
May 06, 2025
By Jimmy O’Keefe
Becker’s Hospital Review recognized VCU Medical Center as one of its 100 academic medical centers to know for 2025. An unwavering dedication to clinical excellence, innovative programs, research leadership, educational impact and commitment to patient satisfaction propelled VCU Medical Center onto Becker’s Hospital Review’s annual list of top-tier medical centers.
The inclusion demonstrates the university-based hospital’s important role as a hub of medical education, cutting-edge research and community-centered care.
With over 800 beds, VCU Medical Center is home to Central Virginia’s only comprehensive Level I trauma center verified in adult, pediatric and burn trauma care, and a comprehensive transplant program. Becker’s Hospital Review highlighted how VCU Medical Center is a leader in cancer treatment, neurology and cardiology, and it is nationally recognized for its expertise in stroke care and pediatric services. The medical center is affiliated with the VCU School of Medicine, where it trains future physicians and researchers, and it is committed to advancing medical research.
Becker’s Hospital Review is a publication covering health care news, and features analysis, commentary and strategy from industry leaders, best practices and business guidance, and lists of noteworthy health care institutions and people. Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 academic medical centers to know list is based on editorial research.