Denny Hamlin looked most comfortable during his visit to the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU this week when he was engaged with the patients in the Pediatric Pulmonary Center. Chatting with and signing hats and toy cars for the...
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The second annual Dancing with the Richmond Stars event raised $70,000 for Children's Hospital Foundation.Proceeds will benefit the Child Protection Team at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, which provides care for children who are victims of abuse...
Long before he met Delores Dandridge, Dr. George Meyerhoff (M.D.'71/M; H.S.'74/M) encountered another patient whose name he doesn't remember but whose words resonate within him still. In the early 1970s, Meyerhoff was a resident at the Medical College of Virginia,...
Local personalities paired with professional dancers will light up the stage with tantalizing tangos, outrageous rumbas and fierce foxtrots. Enjoy an evening of fabulous fun and sizzling competition--all for the benefit of Children's Hospital of Richmond. The MCVH Auxiliary of...
The Learning Channel will air a one-hour documentary this weekend on formerly conjoined twins Maria and Teresa Tapia of the Dominican Republic and their journey leading up to separation surgery by doctors at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth...
The 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly convened Wednesday, Jan. 11. Members are meeting for 60 days this year and the session is expected to adjourn no later than Saturday, March 10, 2012. To view the university's state legislative...
Leslie Wyatt (B.S.'72/N; M.S.'76/N), vice president of children's services and executive director of Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been selected as one of the YWCA of Richmond's 2012 Outstanding Women Awards honorees. Wyatt received the award...
The holiday season is a good time to reflect on the year behind us, and this has been a very successful one for Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Health System. We ushered in a new era and direction with...
Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University discharged now 20-month-old formerly conjoined twins Maria and Teresa Tapia of the Dominican Republic. The twins were surgically separated just over three weeks ago during a complex, 20-hour procedure led by David...
Dr. Colin Banas (H.S.'05/M; M.S.H.A.'08/AHP), chief medical information officer at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, named to Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Clinical Informaticists. According to Modern Healthcare's website, this new awards and honors program recognizes medical professionals who excel at...
It was a mother's intuition. Double doses of morning sickness, feeling larger earlier on in the pregnancy, and an all-over abnormal feeling were signs telling Lisandra Sanatis that she was carrying more than one baby. This was her fourth...
The Children's Hospital of Richmond pediatric emergency room received two awards from the Virginia/West Virginia Chapter's 2011 International Interior Design Association for its state-of-the-art, rainforest-themed emergency room. The CHoR project won the "Brightest Idea Award," a prize the judges give...
The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System was named one of the 2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies by Working Mother Magazine.This is the seventh time the VCUHS has been included on this prestigious roster, which this year recognizes companies for...
Jordan Covvey, a PGY1 pharmacy practice resident with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, has been named a 2011-12 Fulbright Scholar. In addition, Covvey received the Fulbright-Strathclyde Research Award, which will allow her to pursue her Ph.D. at the University...
Bonnie Beaune (right) and Robin Foster (left) inside the Children's Hospital of Richmond pediatric emergency room on the MCV Campus. Jeff Wraley of the Barton Malow Company explains the renovations inside the pediatric emergency room after giving a donation...
Members of the VCU Health System celebrate its Magnet re-designation with pom-poms and a song On June 24, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System celebrated its recent re-designation as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The...
