Campus News

New Critical Care Hospital Opens

The MCV Campus is growing by leaps and bounds.  On October 8, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s only Critical Care Hospital was dedicated at the VCU Medical Center.  

The 15-level, 367,000 square-foot facility increases critical care capacity at the medical center with intensive care units for surgical trauma, neonatal, burn center, cardiac, neuroscience, medical respiratory and oncology patients. It also features new operating rooms and expanded emergency care.

The private rooms average 250 square feet – large enough to accommodate patients’ families and multidisciplinary medical teams. The rooms also provide specialized features, such as built-in, ready-access dialysis portals and mobile headwalls, which reduce the need for patient moves, therefore lessening exposure to infection and risk of injury.

The Critical Care Hospital is also home to the Evans-Haynes Burn Center, the region’s only resource for the care of acute burns and reconstructive needs of burn survivors.

Next time you are on campus, stop by the Critical Care Hospital and see the next step in patient care.

School of Nursing December Commencement

Prior to the University Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, December 13 at 10 a.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, the School of Nursing will hold its December Commencement Diploma Ceremony on Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.