Medical College of Virginia and VCU Health at Zingari
“Last night we had an amazing dinner party at our annual VCU Anesthesiology / MCU alumni dinner! We were able to catch with graduates as far back as 1975."
About Medical College of Virginia and VCU Health
In April 1996, Gov. George Allen signed legislation that established the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Hospitals Authority. On July 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of MCV Hospitals (formerly a division of VCU) were transferred to the Authority. Three years later, in connection with legislation signed by Gov. James Gilmore, the MCV Hospitals Authority became the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority) through the “Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Act” (Code of Virginia § 23-50.16). Through this act, the clinical activities of our hospitals and clinics, MCV Physicians and VCU School of Medicine are now coordinated and integrated by and through the Authority.
The Authority is charged by statute with the missions of operating its hospitals as teaching hospitals for the benefit of the health sciences college and schools of VCU, providing high-quality patient care and providing a site for medical and biomedical research, all of which missions are required to be performed in close affiliation with the Office of the Vice President for VCU Health Sciences. VCU's senior vice president for health sciences also serves as the CEO of the VCU Health System Authority, and VCU's president also serves as the chair of the Authority's board of directors.
Inventing better care, day by day by discovery. Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That's never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That's. Exactly. Right.
We'll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it's an approach that works — whether it's a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health.
We have it all:
Our medical teams are top notch. And we're not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what's possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health.
About Medical College of Virginia and VCU Health
In April 1996, Gov. George Allen signed legislation that established the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Hospitals Authority. On July 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of MCV Hospitals (formerly a division of VCU) were transferred to the Authority. Three years later, in connection with legislation signed by Gov. James Gilmore, the MCV Hospitals Authority became the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority) through the “Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Act” (Code of Virginia § 23-50.16). Through this act, the clinical activities of our hospitals and clinics, MCV Physicians and VCU School of Medicine are now coordinated and integrated by and through the Authority.
The Authority is charged by statute with the missions of operating its hospitals as teaching hospitals for the benefit of the health sciences college and schools of VCU, providing high-quality patient care and providing a site for medical and biomedical research, all of which missions are required to be performed in close affiliation with the Office of the Vice President for VCU Health Sciences. VCU's senior vice president for health sciences also serves as the CEO of the VCU Health System Authority, and VCU's president also serves as the chair of the Authority's board of directors.
Inventing better care, day by day by discovery. Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That's never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That's. Exactly. Right.
We'll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it's an approach that works — whether it's a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health.
We have it all:
- One college and five health sciences schools
- An academic medical center
- A Level I trauma center
- One of only two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Virginia
- The region's only full-service children's hospital
- More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
- With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field
Our medical teams are top notch. And we're not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what's possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health.
