 The Virginia Health Care Foundation hosts two major events each year, Legislative Day and Heroes in Health Care.
Legislative Day
Each year, VHCF, its grantees and supporters gather to thank Virginia’s General Assembly for its support of the Virginia Health Care Foundation and the programs it funds. During this Legislative Day event in Richmond, Delegates, Senators and key staff are updated on the many ways VHCF grantees and partners are helping Virginia's uninsured and medically underserved obtain the primary health care they need. Heroes in Health Care: People Choosing to Make a Difference
The annual Heroes in Health Care award ceremony recognizes individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary efforts to help Virginia’s uninsured receive the care they need. Read about the exceptional winners of VHCF's 2008 Heroes in Health Care awards:
Unsung Hero Awards : Unsung Heroes are role models who have provided excellent service, commitment and dedication to one of the Virginia Health Care Foundation's funded projects. Projects nominate outstanding individuals or teams; the winners are chosen by a prestigious panel of judges.
Awardees in each of the following categories receive both recognition at the Heroes in Health Care event as well as a $2,000 check to their project, courtesy of the Virginia Association of Health Plans.
- Volunteer
- Physician
- Donor
- Employee
- Teamwork
- Child Health Champion
Wachovia Award for VHCF Alumna Achievement: This award is presented annually to a former VHCF grantee that has demonstrated remarkable success in sustaining itself and continuing to provide primary health care to uninsured and underserved Virginians after its “graduation” from VHCF funding. For several years, the organization winning this award also has received a $10,000 check from the Wachovia Foundation.
You “Rx”ceptional: This award recognizes a Patient Assistance Coordinator or Medication Assistance Caseworker who has shown exceptional commitment providing prescription assistance to uninsured Virginians by using VHCF's The Pharmacy Connection (TPC) software. In addition to recognizing individuals for their contributions, pharmaceutical companies who have contributed greatly to improving access to prescription medications via TPC also have been recognized with a You "Rx"Ceptional award.
Partner awards: Recognition is given at the event to VHCF's many public and private sector partners, without whom the Foundation's work could not continue.
NETworthy awards: This award recognizes extraordinary efforts to strengthen Virginia's health safety net.
Presenting the awards at the 2008 Heroes in Health Care event were: Governor Timothy Kaine, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marilyn Tavenner, Delegates Phillip Hamilton and Harvey Morgan, former Delegate Jean Cunningham, and state Senator Edward Houck. To learn more, read about the 2008 Heroes in Health Care.
VHCF would like to extend special thanks to the sponsors who made the 2008 Heroes in Health Care event possible:
- Platinum sponsor: Merck & Company
- Silver sponsors: Medical Society of Virginia, GlaxoSmithKline, PhRMA, Eli Lilly & Company, Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
- Award sponsors: Virginia Association of Health Plans, The Wachovia Foundation
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