Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU history

By 1928, the clinic had grown into a new hospital, operating under the name Crippled Children's Hospital, that was funded by a generous bequest of $500,000 from Sallie May Dooley.

Ten years later, the first woman was appointed as a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics, and in 1934, the pediatric residency program began at MCV with a woman as the first pediatric resident.

1958 – Facial deformities clinic established through partnership with hospital, Doctor Leroy Smith and Department of Dentistry at MCV

1971 – Doctor Ralph Ownby appointed first medical director at Crippled Children’s Hospital, and full-time pediatric residency program in partnership with MCV established

1973 – Outpatient clinic opened as patients require shorter hospital stays

By 1980, the hospital had grown from its roots as a free hospital for children with orthopaedic problems into a multi-specialty hospital open to all children.

1982 – Hospital changed its name to Children’s Hospital

1984 – First Children’s Miracle Network telethon held to benefit Children’s Hospital and Children’s Medical Center at MCV

The Greenwood Leflore Hospital Foundation was created in August of 2005 as the philanthropic arm of Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

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.

In 2012, VCU broke ground on a new $168 million, 640,000-square-foot outpatient children's pavilion.

In 2013 VCU Health entered into an agreement with Bon Secours Health to form the Virginia Children's Hospital Alliance.

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.

The new facility opened on March 21, 2016.

2018 – Virginia Treatment Center for Children opened

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.