Community signs final steel beam of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s new tower Published Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, 6:18 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com ’s new inpatient tower – and it didn’t keep the hospital and greater Richmond community members from safely leaving their mark. Last week hundreds of team members, patients, donors, construction workers and community members signed the tower’s final steel beam, which will be placed atop the structure next month, marking the final step in the construction of the building’s exterior. Scheduled to open in 2023 adjacent to the outpatient Children’s Pavilion in downtown Richmond, it will be the new home for pediatric inpatient, emergency and Level 1 trauma care.