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Each year, the MCV Foundation Board of Trustees honors people who have made significant contributions to the world-class patient care, research and education that VCU Health delivers right here in our community.

On June 3, we gathered again at the Country Club of Virginia to celebrate these changemakers among us.

Two years and nine months of lifesaving care at VCU Health following a traumatic accident inspired Joyce and Rich Johnson to make a very big announcement this May -- $1 million to support and name the surgical trauma intensive care unit at VCU Health.

Only at an academic health facility like VCU Health can faculty, surgeons and students from pharmacy, medicine and engineering work together to accomplish such goals.

Opioid overdose survivors gain an additional opportunity at life, but oftentimes, because of the nature of their illness, they can’t use their new opportunities for change and recovery. Dr. Gerry Moeller, who is internationally known for his translational research on impulsivity and addictions, wanted to help.