Founded in 1974, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is a non-profit organization part of Virginia Commonwealth University.
This places Massey among the top four percent of cancer centers in the country.
They are a resource for cancer research, treatment and clinical trials as well as training of the region's oncologists.
1917 – The Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health was established on what is known today as VCU's Monroe Park Campus.
1986 – North Hospital (renovated former E.G. Williams Hospital) opened, which today houses VCU Massey Cancer Center's Dalton Oncology Clinic, Radiation Oncology Department, BMT in-patient and out-patient clinics and Thomas Palliative Care Unit.