HHS honors hospitals for outstanding organ donation efforts

The Department of Health and Human Services recently recognized more than 730 hospitals and transplant centers for their outstanding voluntary efforts to promote organ donation in the fourth year of the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. Hospitals were awarded gold, silver or bronze recognition based on the number of promotion activities implemented. The campaign also recognized a number of state hospital associations, organ procurement organizations and Donate Life America affiliates for partnering with hospitals and transplant centers in the national campaign. AHA is a national partner in the campaign. More than 1,658 hospitals and transplant centers have stimulated 350,000 enrollments on state donor registries since the campaign’s launch in June 2011. For information about joining, visit the campaign website.