MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center will recognize three patients and those who participated in the various stages of their care at the Ninth Annual Night of Recognition, which will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 11) at the Morgantown Event Center.
At the event, each patient’s story will be told, and those who participated in their care will be presented with a Cornerstone of Recovery Award. More than 60 awards will be presented.
“Every year, we look forward to this event for multiple reasons. First, we get to celebrate patients who have made remarkable recoveries from life-threatening accidents. And, we get to celebrate some of the many individuals who helped them along the way,” Alison Wilson, M.D., executive chair of the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, said. “Lastly, we all leave the event with a renewed sense of pride, passion, and purpose to help the next patient who comes through our doors.”
The evening will begin with a reception followed by welcome remarks and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The program, including the presentation of awards, will begin at 7 p.m.
Patients recognized at previous Night of Recognition celebrations will also be in attendance. Information on those patients and those honored for participating in their care can be found at http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/night-of-recognition/previous-honorees.
Through sponsorship and ticket sales, proceeds from the Night of Recognition will provide crucial funds to the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery to help support the Trauma Center’s Injury Prevention Outreach Programs, which provide education to people of all ages.
The Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, located at WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, was created in the 1980s with the assistance and support of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. It is named for Byrd’s grandson, who died as a result of an automobile crash. Each year, the Trauma Center treats more than 3,000 patients from all over West Virginia, as well as those from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Attention reporters and editors: If you plan on covering the Night of Recognition, please confirm your attendance with Angela Jones-Knopf, manager of media relations, at 304-285-7259 in advance.