Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU explained

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Org/Group:VCU Health
Coordinates:37.5405°N -77.4321°W
State:Virginia
Country:US
Funding:non profit
Type:Children's Hospital
Affiliation:VCU School of Medicine
Emergency:Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds:144
Opened:
  • Original: 1920
Constructed:
  • New hospital: 2019
Former-Names:
  • Crippled Children's Hospital
  • Children's Hospital
  • Children’s Medical Center at MCV

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located within VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. The hospital has 144 pediatric beds. It is affiliated with The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine,[1] and is a member of VCU Health. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–17 throughout eastern Virginia.[2] [3] CHOR also has a helipad to transport critically ill pediatric patients. Children's Hospital of Richmond features the only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in the region and the state.[4]

The hospital is rated as the second best children's hospital in Virginia on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report.

History

Origins of the hospital date back to 1920 when the original Crippled Children's Hospital was incorporated as a hospital to provide pediatric orthopedic services.[5]

In 1928 Crippled Children's Hospital opened a campus on Brook Road that still operates as the Children's Hospital of Richmond Brook Road campus.[6]

Pediatric services at VCU have historically been based in the adult hospital, on dedicated pediatric units known as a "hospital within a hospital," under the name Children's Medical Center at MCV. In 1973, VCU doctor, Dr. Barry Kirkpatrick established the first neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Richmond at Children's Medical Center at MCV, which was the first one in Virginia.

In 1980, Crippled Children's Hospital changed their name to Children's Hospital to better reflect the variety of services offered.[7]

On June 30, 2010, Children's Hospital and Children's Medical Center at MCV merged to become a full-service hospital under the new name Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

On November 7, 2011, doctors from Children's Hospital of Richmond performed a 20-hour-long surgery to separate conjoined twins, Maria and Teresa Tapia.[8] The twins were separated successfully and returned to CHoR a year later for a follow-up appointment.[9] [10]

In 2012, VCU broke ground on a new $168 million, 640,000-square-foot outpatient children's pavilion. The plans called for 72 exam rooms, two operating rooms, and areas for testing and imaging.[11] In addition, plans called for an attached underground parking garage. The architect was HKS and construction was handled by Swedish firm Skanska.[12] The new facility opened on March 21, 2016.[13] [14]

In 2013 VCU Health entered into an agreement with Bon Secours Health to form the Virginia Children's Hospital Alliance. The goal of the alliance was to build a $1 billion independent, freestanding children's hospital in the Richmond area.[15] [16] Later that year, In 2015, both VCU and Bon Secours both dropped out of the alliance due to the disapproval of the agreement forcing each system to migrate their pediatric services to the new freestanding system.[17] [18]

In February 2019, VCU officials announced plans to build an 86-bed, $350 million children's hospital adjacent to its outpatient children's pavilion in downtown Richmond.[19] The new building will replace the existing inpatient pediatric units at VCU's nearby adult hospital.[20] The new hospital also will contain shell-space for future growth and is planned to open in 2022.[21] [22]

In March 2020, the hospital implemented strict visitor limitations to help stop the spread of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions allowed for patients on pediatric units to be limited to two visitors and emergency room visits limited to one parent.[23]

Awards

Along with VCU Medical Center, the hospital was designated as a magnet hospital by the American Nurse Credentialing Center in 2011, 2016, and 2020.

In 2020-21 the hospital was ranked as the #2 best children's hospital in Virginia (behind UVA Children's Hospital) by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU[24] !Specialty!Rank (In the U.S.)!Score (Out of 100)
Pediatric Cancer
  1. 49
69.7
Pediatric Nephrology
  1. 43
66.3
Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  1. 29
74.7
Pediatric Urology
  1. 29
60.8

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics. 2020-10-21. pediatrics.vcu.edu. 2020-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030071854/https://pediatrics.vcu.edu/. live.
  2. Web site: Developmental pediatrics Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. 2020-10-21. www.chrichmond.org. 2020-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026041040/https://www.chrichmond.org/services/developmental-pediatrics/developmental-pediatrics. live.
  3. Web site: 2010. Services Guide. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026041038/https://pediatrics.vcu.edu/media/dept-of-pediatrics/pdfs/media/EarlyEdition_Summer2010.pdf. 26 October 2020. 21 October 2020. Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.
  4. Web site: Trauma Centers. 2020-10-21. American College of Surgeons. en. 2020-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023174408/https://www.facs.org/search/trauma-centers?state=VA. live.
  5. Web site: 26 February 2013. A GUIDE TO THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PUBLICATIONS, 1911-1958. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603235303/http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-tm%2Fvircuh00051.xml. 3 June 2018. 1 November 2020. Virginia Heritage.
  6. Web site: 20 May 2020. Richmond's History of Caring for Kids. 2020-11-02. www.chrichmond.org. en.
  7. Web site: About Us Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. 2020-11-02. www.chrichmond.org. 2020-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032010/https://www.chrichmond.org/childrens-hospital-foundation/about-the-foundation/about-the-foundation. live.
  8. Web site: Conjoined twins Maria & Teresa Tapia: Before and after. 2020-11-02. www.cbsnews.com. en. 2017-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720090131/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/conjoined-twins-maria-teresa-tapia-before-and-after/. live.
  9. Web site: Times-Dispatch. Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond. 2012-11-01. Formerly Conjoined Twins Return To Virginia. 2020-11-02. HuffPost. en. 2020-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032011/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maria-teresa-tapia-twins_n_2055975. live.
  10. Web site: 2015-03-27. Conjoined Twins Undergo Separation Surgery in Virginia. 2020-11-02. Associated Press. en-US. 2020-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032011/https://www.foxnews.com/health/conjoined-twins-undergo-separation-surgery-in-virginia. live.
  11. Web site: Buckle. Anne. 10 September 2012. Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Building New Children's Pavilion. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610074128/http://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Childrens_Hospital_of_Richmond_at_VCU_Building_New_Childrens. 2016-06-10. 2020-11-02. news.vcu.edu. en.
  12. Web site: Price. Lena. 2012-09-07. A big upgrade for the smallest patients. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804050658/https://richmondbizsense.com/2012/09/07/a-big-upgrade-for-the-smallest-patients/. 2020-08-04. 2020-11-02. Richmond BizSense. en-US.
  13. Web site: Times-Dispatch. TAMMIE SMITH Richmond. 5 March 2016. VCU new Children's Pavilion opens to patients March 21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032011/https://richmond.com/news/local/vcu-new-childrens-pavilion-opens-to-patients-march-21/article_9b8d0be9-9748-5b46-ae8d-03019ad2749d.html. 2020-11-02. 2020-11-02. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en.
  14. Web site: Demeria. Katie. 2014-12-02. VCU celebrates high point in children's hospital project. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104165501/https://richmondbizsense.com/2014/12/01/vcu-celebrates-high-point-in-childrens-hospital-project/. 2019-01-04. 2020-11-02. Richmond BizSense. en-US.
  15. Web site: SMITH. TAMMIE. 22 August 2015. Few independent children's hospitals established in recent years. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032012/https://richmond.com/news/local/few-independent-childrens-hospitals-established-in-recent-years/article_f6914043-00be-51be-a73e-1948c26219c0.html. 2020-11-02. 2020-11-02. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en.
  16. Web site: Lysiak. Fran Matso. 24 August 2015. State of independence: Virginia alliance plans to build free-standing children's hospital. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812034222/https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/state-independence-virginia-alliance-plans-to-build-free-standing-children-s-hospital. 2020-08-12. 2020-11-02. FierceHealthcare. en.
  17. Web site: SMITH. TAMMIE. 21 May 2015. VCU, Bon Secours drop out of children's hospital project. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032012/https://richmond.com/business/vcu-bon-secours-drop-out-of-childrens-hospital-project/article_ab9759ae-e27f-5381-8762-4e03e5e910f6.html. 2020-11-02. 2020-11-02. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en.
  18. Web site: Galuszka. Peter. 4 August 2015. The Hospital Standoff: Hundreds of local children have illnesses that send them beyond Richmond to seek pediatric care. Why can't we treat them here?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811021829/https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-hospital-standoff/Content?oid=2229772. 2017-08-11. 2020-11-02. Style Weekly. en.
  19. Web site: correspondent. TAMMIE SMITH Special. After years of false starts, VCU's new inpatient children's hospital 'is happening'. 2020-11-02. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en. 2020-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032011/https://richmond.com/business/after-years-of-false-starts-vcus-new-inpatient-childrens-hospital-is-happening/article_dfec9183-1fe5-5134-8ff2-bb7d9d8e453c.html. live.
  20. Web site: Platania. Mike. 2019-02-12. VCU to break ground on $350M children's hospital expansion this spring. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030050124/https://richmondbizsense.com/2019/02/12/vcu-break-ground-350m-childrens-hospital-expansion-spring/. 2020-10-30. 2020-11-02. Richmond BizSense. en-US.
  21. Web site: Lazarus. Jeremy M.. 7 June 2019. Ground-breaking ceremony Saturday for VCU's new inpatient children's hospital. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922213111/http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2019/jun/07/ground-breaking-ceremony-saturday-vcus-new-inpatie/. 2020-09-22. 2020-11-02. richmondfreepress.com.
  22. Web site: Wise. Scott. 2019-02-11. VCU to build $350 million inpatient children's facility at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212173030/https://wtvr.com/2019/02/11/childrens-hospital-of-richmond-at-vcu-childrens-pavilion/. 2019-02-12. 2020-11-02. CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. en.
  23. Web site: 25 March 2020. Visitor rules change for Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. 2020-11-02. NBC 12 Richmond. en-US.
  24. Web site: Eason. Hannah. 16 June 2020. Children's Hospital at VCU scores top 50 rank in U.S. News & World Report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106191936/https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/16/childrens-hospital-vcu-scores-top-rank-us-news-world-report/ . 2020-11-06 . 2020-11-02. NBC 12 Richmond. en-US.

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