New Hospital Grand Opening Celebration Set for October 14th

We’re opening the doors to a healthier future.

It started by partnering with VCU Health and our shared vision to bring the best in care close to home. Now that vision is a reality. The new VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is here and it’s something we can all take pride in. Because it’s not just for the community, it’s by the community. We’ve been on this journey together from the start—dreaming, planning, and doing—and it’s time to celebrate the healthier community we’re building together.

We are inviting you to attend our Grand Opening Celebration on October 14^th at our new hospital located at 1755 North Mecklenburg Avenue starting at 9:00 a.m. with remarks from VCU Health leadership followed by an official ribbon cutting.  From 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. the building will be open to event attendees for self-guided tours.

Limited seating for the ribbon cutting ceremony will be available in front of the main entrance to the new hospital.  There will also be limited parking onsite.  Parking lots can be accessed by both entrances, one off North Mecklenburg Avenue/Highway 1 and the other off Route 138.  If onsite parking lots become full there will be additional parking with vans available to shuttle attendees to the ceremony at the following locations:  Fastenal, Hughes Supply, New Hope Baptist Church, and Virginia Quilting Company (see photo for additional lots).

Informational books about the new facility will be distributed to attendees along with a commemorative coin. (Books & coins will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.)  Refreshments will also be provided.  An additional outside restroom trailer will be situated to the left of the ceremony.

The new hospital will not officially open until November 11, 2017 and the Obstetrics department will officially open on November 20, 2017.

Since the historic groundbreaking event on October 24, 2015, construction of the new VCU Health CMH has been underway. The 166,700 sq. ft. technologically-advanced facility will feature 70 private patient rooms. The facility will also include three operating room suites, a cesarean section suite, a 16-bay emergency department and an Obstetrics department with four LDRP rooms (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum).

The new VCU Health CMH will have a permanent cardiac catheterization lab to provide the most advanced cardiac care in the region and a full complement of diagnostic services including MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, cardiac, vascular and pulmonary studies.

 Sixty-two years ago, Community Memorial Hospital opened its doors to serve the health care needs of the community.  Now, as VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, medical services will grow to greater heights and VCU Health CMH is set to become a regional destination for advanced medical services right here at home.  The future of health care for this region is bright and with the support of VCU Health, “We’re opening the doors to a healthier future.”

Pictured is an aerial photo that shows where seating will be located for the ribbon cutting ceremony as well as entrances and parking lots.  The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m. and self-guided tours will occur from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.