Retreat Hospital is celebrating 125 years in Richmond's Historic Fan district. Founded in 1877, the city's oldest hospital is committed to providing high-tech medicine and personalized care. We offer a unique blend of traditional acute-care services and progressive specialty programs, giving patients the latest technology and a wide range of treatment options.
Richmond is a wonderful place to practice medicine and raise a family. With a metropolitan area population of over 750,000, Richmond offers a great balance of big city excitement and small town charm. The area abounds with parks, nationally recognized school systems, and innumerable recreation and cultural activities. Richmond is within a two-hour drive of the Atlantic Ocean, Washington, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The cost of living is very reasonable; traffic congestion is minimal.