VCU Health System

Description

The VCUHS is the only academic medical center in central Virginia As the regional teaching institution we offer access to some of the most advanced stateoftheart treatments and technologies available Our medical staff includes internationally recognized physicians dozens of whom have been recognized among the best doctors in the country Many VCUHS physicians also have been ranked among the top doctors in Richmond in specialties ranging from allergies to vascular surgery And for several years running weve been selected by many of the rating organizations including National Research Corporations Consumer Choice Solucient Top 100 Hospitals US News and World Report and as a technology leader by being recognized as one of the Most Wired healthcare institutions

Since 1838 the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals MCVH has been on the forefront of advances in healthcare providing patients with some of the most progressive treatment and technology available The July 2000 transition to the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System VCUHS was another innovation The change allows the VCU Health System to continue providing the stateoftheart care on which our patients have depended for more than 160 years

MCV Hospitals is the teaching hospital component of the VCU Health System which also includes a number of outpatient clinics and MCV Physicians a 600physician faculty group practice The VCUHS as the clinical delivery component of the VCU Medical Center is the only academic medical center in Central Virginia and is a regional referral center for the state With 779 licensed beds MCVH has approximately a 20 share of the Richmond inpatient market The VCUHS records 30000 admissions and more than 500000 outpatient visits each year Over 80000 patients are treated annually in the hospitals emergency department which is the regions only Level I Trauma Center

The VCU Health System comprises nearly 200 specialty areas many of national and international note In addition to multidisciplinary centers for cancer cardiology neurosurgery and transplantation the VCUHS offers virtually every form of contemporary medical service In particular the VCUHS has received international recognition for early diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and strokes organ transplant head and spinal cord trauma research burn and wound healing neonatal intensive care and genetic research as well as cancer research treatment and rehabilitation

The VCUHS delivers oncology patient care services for VCUs Massey Cancer Center a National Cancer Institute designated facility which offers patients many multidisciplinary treatment options and access to clinical research trials VCUHS has been recognized in the past by US News amp World Report for its leadership in neurology neurosurgery orthopaedics respiratory disorders digestive tract rehabilitation and gynecology Recently the VCUHS received both the 2001 and 2002 National Research Corporations Consumer Choice Awards for Overall Quality and Image the 2003 Solucient Top Hospitals award and 50 physicians were listed as part of the quot2003 Best Doctors in Americaquot

Making medical history is only part of the reason for the excellent reputation of the VCUHS Thanks to the dedication compassion and expertise of its approximately 7000 staff members from doctors nurses and resident medical staff to support personnel and administrators the VCUHS has enjoyed a consistently high patient satisfaction rating All of this combines to strengthen the VCU Health Systems position in the healthcare marketplace and protect our important mission of excellence in research education and patient care for the 21st century

The VCU Health Systems academic mission supports and is directly linked to Virginia Commonwealth University VCU is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the nations top research universities Located on two campuses in Richmond VCU enrolls 27000 students in more than 160 undergraduate graduate professional doctoral and postgraduate certificate degree programs at 11 schools and one college 20 graduate and professional programs have been ranked by US News amp World Report as among the best of their kind in the nation

Mission
The VCU Health System is committed to improving the quality of and access to patient care in Central Virginia and throughout the Commonwealth by

Providing superior compassionate and innovative
patient care to improve the health of all members
of the communities we serve

Educating the healthcare professionals of
tomorrow healthcare providers of today and the
community at large

Vision amp Values
Vision
Improving the health of all people as the preeminent academic health center in the region with national recognition for specialty care innovative research and workforce development

Values
Service
We will execute every customer interaction with a caring attitude honesty and respect putting our customers needs first to yield exceptional customer service

Trust
Through our integrity respect of individual and diversity and commitment to privacy and safety we achieve trust from those we serve and from those with whom we work

Attitude
Our attitude is that in the pursuit of excellence we display kindness concern compassion and appropriate charity to those in our care

Respect
We respect the dignity of each individual and the collective diversity of the communities we serve

Advancing the generation dissemination and
application of biomedical research