Research

How VCU Health is counteracting the deadly outcomes of cardiac arrest through patient care and research.

MCV Foundation board member George Emerson shares how the tremendous care he received at VCU Massey Cancer Center allowed him

We were pleased to help some of our MCV Campus Partners raise funds for students and life-saving research during Giving Tuesday.

This Thanksgiving, we say “Thank you” to our donors. Thank you to those who support the care, research and education that changes lives and the world every day.

The Revere Scholars program, funded by the Dr. James H. Revere Jr. Professorship for Faculty Excellence, recognizes outstanding achievements of junior faculty members and provides funding for their research, scholarship and professional development efforts.

With the help of biomedical informatics, researchers can combine large amounts of data such as imaging and genomic information to find answers that lead to preventions or new treatments for diseases.

As VCU Health continues to reshape Richmond’s skyline and the future of healthcare in Central Virginia, administrators, patients, faculty, friends and neighbors gathered this summer at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets to break ground on the largest capital construction project in the health system’s history.

Patients from Richmond and beyond who need cardiovascular and oncology care gained an important ally in their treatment this summer.

Each year, our board of trustees honors people who have made significant contributions to the world-class patient care, research and education that VCU Health delivers on the MCV Campus and beyond.

The weather and the views were perfect at Upper Shirley Vineyards on May 9 as we honored some of the most important partners that the MCV Campus at VCU Health has in saving lives, advancing research and improving education. We couldn’t have been happier to recognize our MCV Society members for their vital support of the campus.

May 25 marks the 50th anniversary of Virginia’s first human heart transplant – just the 16th in the world at the time. The surgery, completed on the 11th floor of MCV’s West Hospital here in Richmond in 1968, was performed by Richard Lower, M.D.

Beginning this May, the City of Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services will be the newest partner in treating sickle cell disease alongside VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.