The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Workplace Partnership for Life National Hospital Campaign recently recognized more than 1,000 hospitals and transplant centers, hospital associations and donation organizations for outstanding efforts to promote organ, eye and tissue donation and registration between May 2015 and April 2016. The campaign stimulated more than 43,000 donor registrations nationally. AHA is a national partner in the campaign. For more information, visit www.organdonor.gov/howhelp/hospitalcampaign.html or www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/initiatives/organ-donor.shtml.

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