Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

11/15/2025

Do you want to help local kids by growing a ‘stache? Sign up to participate in M4K Richmond’s growing season! More at https://m4krichmond.org/donate-to-a-grower/chor.

11/15/2025

Congratulations to Mount Vernon Community School for earning their Project ADAM Heart Safe School designation! Project ADAM helps schools and communities ensure they’re prepared to care for students, staff and visitors who may experience a sudden cardiac arrest: https://bit.ly/3M8TAwv

11/15/2025

Traffic impacts l Saturday, November 15 from 4 – 9 a.m.
• Broad Street closed near Children’s Tower for Richmond Marathon
• Police will be on campus at 10th and Marshall AND 12th and Broad to help direct traffic to the Children’s ED and Children’s Parking Deck

11/15/2025

Please be aware that, because of the Richmond Marathon, Broad St. will be closed near the Children's Tower tomorrow (Saturday) November 15th from 4-9 a.m. Families coming into our Broad Street location will be able to access the children's Parking Deck from 10th St.

11/14/2025

Yesterday's Richmond Ballet visit by the Sugar Plum Fairy was "on pointe," with patients, siblings and even a few parents delighted by the extra bit of sparkle gliding gracefully down our halls.

11/14/2025

11/13/2025

Dr. Pearl Yu, a pulmonologist and sleep specialist at CHoR and our medical director of sleep medicine, answers 5 questions about snoring in kids and when it could be a sign of a more serious health problem.

Snoring is very common in children, in fact 10 to 20% of children will do it at some point. The most common causes are big tonsils and adenoids, poorly controlled allergies, as well as colds or upper respiratory infections.

11/12/2025

"Parenting with Trauma: Carrying Scars While Raising a Family" - Licensed clinical social worker, Nicole Cook talks about how trauma can show up in the way we parent on the latest "Brainwaves Unplugged: Real Talk on Mental Health" podcast.
🎧: https://apple.co/3LE9yBd

11/12/2025

As part of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, our interim chief of child neurology, Dr. Monica Islam, answers 7 questions about absence seizures, what causes them and how they can be treated. 💜

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, as we honor the brave men and women who have served our country, you will find a POW/MIA table in our CHoR cafeteria. "A place setting for one, a table for all," it is meant to help us remember our prisoners of war and missing soldiers. It is also decorated with symbols such as a single red rose to represent their families and loved ones, and a yellow ribbon symbolizing the hope of a joyous reunion.

A special thank you to our veteran team members at CHoR and VCU Health for your service and your unwavering dedication.

11/11/2025

As we head into “respiratory virus season,” you may wondering if your family should get the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Romesh Wijesooriya, division chief of general pediatrics at CHoR, answers five questions he and his team are hearing from families.