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Preferred Citation

[Collection name], Collection # [enter number], Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Acquisition information

This collection was donated by Michael A. Dellamar, Executive Director of Virginia Physicians, Inc., with the consent of the board of directors, in January 2025.

Biographical / Historical

Virginia Physicians, Inc., formerly The McGuire Clinic, was founded by Dr. Stuart McGuire and opened on December 1, 1923 at 1000 West Grace Street in a renovated portion of St. Luke's Hospital. Prior to that time, most physicians were generalists and the concept of the specialist was very new. The McGuire Clinic was comprised of Dr. McGuire and 14 other specialists representing seven departments. It was the first medical clinic in Virginia and was modeled after the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where the history of the hospital and the clinic were intertwined. In 1972, Humana bought the hospital and its clinic property with the agreement that the clinic and hospital would be relocated. On April 7, 1975 The McGuire Clinic and its 26 physicians moved to 7702 Parham Road where many group members remained at this location for over 30 years. In 1996 the group changed its name to Virginia Physicians, Inc.

Source: Information from the Virginia Physicians, Inc. website. Accessed on 2025 April 15.

Content Description

This collection is comprised of materials that belonged to the McGuire Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital, including publications, nursing yearbooks, hospital casebooks, Bulletin of the McGuire Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital, account book, and records of the sale and dissolution of McGuire Clinic Corp.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• McGuire Clinic
• St. Luke's Hospital (Richmond, Va.). School of Nursing
• Virginia Physicians, Inc.