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System History | About
Richmond
Hospital and department
history
On December 11, 1837, the president and trustees of Hampden-Sydney
College created a medical department in Richmond, which became the
Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, MCV became part of
the Virginia Commonwealth University, which today is an urban university
with two campuses offering over 150 undergraduate, graduate and
professional degree programs to over 25,000 students.
In 2000, the Virginia General Assembly modified the existing MCV
Hospitals Authority by integrating the clinical missions of the
MCV Hospitals and Physicians and the School of Medicine, establishing
the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. The health system
encompasses the clinical activities associated with MCV Hospitals,
MCV Physicians, the clinical components of the VCU School of Medicine,
and Virginia Premier.
Pediatrics
Dr. Lee J. Sutton Jr. was the first full-time professor of pediatrics
at MCV. During his tenure from 1928 to 1959, there were sweeping
changes in medical and pediatric care. The philosophy of total care
by the pediatrician for the physical, intellectual, and emotional
well-being of the child developed. In 1973, the Department of Pediatrics
opened an adolescent unit, underlining its commitment to serve infants,
children, adolescents, and young adults. During the 1980's under
Dr. Harold Maurer, new programs in child neurology, pediatric infectious
disease, critical care, gastroenterology, child psychiatry, and
pediatric pulmonology flourished. A pediatric primary care residency
track was created in 1978. To provide housing for the families of
our patients a Ronald McDonald House was opened in 1980.
In 1982, all pediatric inpatient services at MCV Hospitals relocated
to the new Main Hospital. The Board of Governors of VCU approved
the creation of the Children's Medical Center in 1985 to encompass
all programs directed by the Department of Pediatrics and affiliated
pediatric subspecialty services. A Combined Medicine/Pediatrics
Residency Program, which began in 1988, has grown into a strong
and challenging residency program.
MCV Hospitals
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