VCU Medical Center hosts Shining Knight Gala

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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center will host the sixth annual Shining Knight Gala, an event to raise funds for injury and violence prevention and to honor those who protect and save lives in Central Virginia.

The event will take place Saturday, March 29, at the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St., beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and a dinner and awards program to follow at 7 p.m.

This year’s honorary chairs are G. Gilmer “Gil” Minor III, chairman emeritus of Owens & Minor, Inc., and Vigneshwar Kasirajanm, M.D., chair of cardiothoracic surgery and professor and interim chair of the Department of Surgery in the VCU School of Medicine.

A multimedia presentation of the Candi Spraggins story will highlight the work of the Central Virginia Trauma System and the VCU Medical Center’s trauma and injury and violence prevention programs. Spraggins was involved in a horrific motor vehicle crash and struggled for months to recover from her life-threatening injuries. Twenty-five care providers will be given the Order of the Shining Knight for their contribution to Spraggins’ survival.

The VCU Medical Center is one of only two nationally recognized Level I trauma centers in Virginia. Patients are admitted into the trauma center for a variety of reasons that include vehicle crashes, falls, burns and unintentional injuries.