Richmond VA Medical Center

The Richmond VA Medical Center provides you with exceptional care that improves the health and well-being of Veterans. Our teams work in an integrated environment that supports learning, discovery, and continuous improvement. We provide you with health care services at 5 locations in Virginia, serving a broad area that includes 52 cities and counties in central and southern Virginia as well as northern North Carolina. The Richmond VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia is a fully accredited 349-bed acute medical and surgical care facility provides primary care and specialty health services, including radiology, mental health services, women’s health care, prosthetics, bariatric surgery, pain management, palliative care, sleep medicine and more.Our facilities include the Richmond VA Medical Center, and community-based outpatient clinics in Charlottesville, Emporia, and 2 locations in Fredericksburg. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Richmond health services page. We conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all. Our research program draws from a panel of 37,000 patients to conduct Phase 1 through Phase 4 inpatient and outpatient studies. We have 70 investigators conducting more than 270 research studies. You’ll find the city in central Virginia, two hours or less from Washington, D.C. to the north, Virginia Beach to the east, the N.C. state line to the South, and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. Richmond straddles the James River, which is a significant part of the city’s landscape. The surrounding counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico make up the metro Richmond region. Richmond’s diverse neighborhoods give the city a close-knit, small-town feel. From downtown lofts and converted warehouses to historic row-houses and suburban McMansions, there are housing options for every type of person moving to Richmond. According to GreatSchools’ rankings of public schools in the Richmond region, Henrico County boasts some of the area’s top-rated schools. There are also numerous private schools in the city and surrounding areas. Higher ed is accounted for as well. Universities include Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Richmond, and Virginia Union University. The city is a hub for a diverse set of industry clusters, including finance, healthcare, biotechnology, manufacturing, advertising, and more. In addition to major corporations, Richmond is home to many small businesses and startups, from architecture firms and software companies to apparel companies and publishing houses.