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THE HOSPITAL

VCU Health System MCV Hospitals, founded in 1838, is one of the nation's premier academic medical centers and is the fourth largest university affiliated institution for the health sciences in the United States.

As the teaching hospital of Virginia Commonwealth University, the MCV campus houses the schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, basic health sciences, allied professions and the 850 bed MCV Hospitals and clinics.

A proven leader in treatment and research, MCVH was recently named on of the nation's "Top 100 Hospitals" by HCIA/Mercer. MCV Hospitals is also ranked as one of the best in the nation by Gale Research and many of its clinical departments received recognition by U.S. News and World Report as among the best in the country.

The entire ground floor of the Main Hospital is occupied by the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments are adjacent to one another and consist of 29 and 13 beds respectively. An Adult Fast Track area of 15 beds operates 16 hours per day and is devoted to the care of adults with minor illnesses or injuries. The Virginia Poison Center is located within the Emergency Medicine complex. The remainder of the ground floor consists of Emergency Medicine faculty, administrative offices, and conference rooms.

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Department of Emergency Medicine
PO Box 980401
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0401
T - (804) 828-4859
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