Top Reasons To Join the Children's Hospital of Richmond Team
1. National Leader in Healthcare
- Largest and most comprehensive Academic Center in Virginia
- The only hospital in Central Virginia to be ranked in U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Hospitals 2009
- Among the “Most Wired” Health Systems in America (Hospitals and Health Networks 2003)
- One of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers 2004/2005/2007
2. VCU Children’s Medical Center provides exceptional patient care in all fields of pediatrics.
- Access to all subspecialties
- Hospital within a hospital
- Complete electronic medical records accessible from the hospital and from home.
3. A robust and thriving Department of Pediatrics with excellent leadership
- Over the past three years more than ten new faculty additions in all fields
- Fellowships in allergy, cardiology, critical care, hematology and oncology, infectious disease, neonatology and endocrinology (2010).
- A new state-of-the-art single-family room NICU.
4. Residency program that provides excellent education in a supportive environment
- Diverse patient population with exposure to a variety of pathophysiology
- Largest provider for the indigent pediatric population
- Extremely collegial relationship between faculty and housestaff
- Childcare with backup advantage program (sick daycare)
- $1000 retention/relocation bonus
- Paid parking
- Annual retreats
5. Excellent central location and fun city in which to live
- One hour from the mountains, two hours from the beach, two hours from D.C
- State capitol – access to the legislative process
- Diverse and unique restaurants
- Exciting nightlife – dancing, outdoor events, concerts etc.
- Exposure to the Arts – new Performing Arts Center, National Museums
- Affordable housing
- Newly renovated International Airport; 10 minutes from downtown Richmond.