HRSA Recognizes Hospitals for Organ Donation Efforts

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign recently recognized more than 1,200 hospitals and transplant centers, including 314 small and rural hospitals, for outstanding efforts to promote organ donation awareness and registration between October 2017 and April 2018. Campaign participants added nearly 23,700 donors to registries in the states and Puerto Rico over the seven-month period. AHA is a national partner in the campaign, which has enrolled more than 443,430 organ donors since its launch in June 2011. Hospital participation in this year’s campaign increased by 9%, including a 10% increase among small and rural hospitals. For more on the campaign and to join for 2019, click here.