HRSA releases 2020 Hospital Organ Donation Campaign toolkit
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a toolkit to help hospitals promote the Workplace Partnership for Life 2020 Hospital Organ Donation Campaign, which began Oct. 1 and runs through April 2020. AHA is a national partner in the campaign, which has enrolled more than 492,000 organ donors in state registries since its launch in 2011. For more on how to participate, visit www.organdonor.gov/awareness/workplace/hospital.html.
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