Pharmacy program wins national community engagement award
Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with a small group of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy faculty colleagues who are involved in a special community engagement project. Their project is now known to the nation. Last spring, pharmacy faculty members Donald Brophy, Tish Moczygemba, Kelechi Ogbonna, Brigitte Sicat and Sallie Mayer won […]
Free-standing children’s hospital update
Yesterday, it was announced that the VCU Health System, VCU and Bon Secours have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Virginia Children’s Hospital Alliance to begin negotiations toward an independent, free-standing children’s hospital in the Richmond region. The MOU recognizes the primacy of VCU and the VCU Health System as managing partners of […]
Challenge accepted
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VihuYEGV3U&w=560&h=315] For the past few weeks, many people across the nation have worked hard to raise awareness about the effects of ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. As part of this effort, we have all seen the “Ice Bucket Challenge” on […]
Achieving our ‘Quest for Quality’ in health care
Congratulations to our colleagues at the VCU Medical Center for receiving the nation’s top honor for leadership and innovation in safety and quality improvement. The American Hospital Association–McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recognizes our team for its sustainable and widely adopted approach to achieve the Institute of Medicine’s six quality aims for safe, effective, efficient, […]
VCU Community Memorial Hospital: A healthy partnership
Friday, June 27, marked an historic day for Virginia Commonwealth University and our health system as we came together with representatives from Community Memorial Healthcenter in South Hill, Va., to sign an affiliation agreement to join operations. With this agreement, beginning July 1, CMH will be renamed VCU Community Memorial Hospital and will become part […]
The halfway point of Quest – and beyond
Earlier this week, VCU’s leadership team engaged in a series of in-depth discussions about our progress in achieving the ambitions outlined in our Quest for Distinction strategic plan. The conversations were informative and revealing: By any measure, the first three years of Quest have been profoundly successful, thanks to my colleagues across the institution who […]
