SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA - Gene Vance Jr. Foundation

Unified C.A.R.E. is a collaborative military/civilian program introduced by Project C.A.R.E., the United States Navy
public-private effort to improve the physical appearance and psychological health of wounded Service members,
advance research and provide continuity of care to wounded warriors and their families.
Since 2010, the Foundation is participating in the new model military rehabilitation program focused on
comprehensive recovery that has the potential to accelerate treatment while advancing care available to the
wounded soldier. The Foundation’s 2012 War Injuries Initiative is analogous to and dovetails with goals that increase
the quality of care, improve access and provide the greatest opportunity to dramatically increase the quality of life
for injured service members. Unified C.A.R.E. was created by Dr. Salt as an extension of Naval Medical Center San
Diego's Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) recovery program.
Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) is one of the nation’s premier Military Medical Centers. A leader in the
medical field, the hospital is also a major teaching and research center operating under the command of Rear
Admiral C. Forrest Faison III. As Navy medicine's most active teaching hospital it conducts graduate medical
education programs.
The Gene Vance Jr. Foundation for Catastrophically Injured War Veterans (GVJF) is a privately funded 501(c)(3), not
for profit, non-partisan all volunteer auxiliary organization serving military medicine and the wounded warrior. A
world class resource of excellence focused on innovative solutions that help to optimize the leading edge of military
medicine and advance medical science. Established in 2005, it is committed to transformational care of
catastrophically injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The Foundation currently provides gratis
support services and has symbolized a grateful nation since its inception seven years ago.