Local Groups Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 9, 2010
Columbus, OH – Four local hospitals and Lifeline of Ohio were part of an elite group honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Nov. 3, 2010. HRSA recognized 307 hospitals, 28 organ procurement organizations (OPOs), 157 transplant programs, and 11 individuals for their success in increasing the number of organs available for transplantation.
The following local organizations took top honors:
- Mount Carmel East Silver Medal of Honor
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Silver Medal of Honor
- St. Rita’s Medical Center (Lima, Ohio) Silver Medal of Honor
- The Ohio State University Medical Center Bronze Medal of Honor
- The Ohio State University Medical Center Bronze Transplant Program Award
- Lifeline of Ohio Silver Organ Procurement Organization Award
The Medals of Honor were given for improving donation rates, increasing the number of organs donated per individual donor and expanding clinical processes for recovering organs.
Additionally, The Ohio State University Medical Center received a Bronze Transplant Program Award for their successful transplant programs and Lifeline of Ohio took home a silver medal for meeting donation goals.
“The commitment our partner hospitals have to donation means more lives saved,” said Dorrie Dills, chief clinical executive at Lifeline of Ohio. “When death occurs, they help us carry out the wishes of organ and tissue donors and every day we are grateful for all that they do.”
The awards were presented during the Sixth National Learning Congress for the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice held in Grapevine, Texas. The meeting provided donation and transplantation professionals with resources to improve and share organ donation practices, and honored the hospitals and organizations that have made great strides in accordance with the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative.
The Collaborative, established in 2003, is an initiative to save lives by sharing and implementing best practices among hospitals and OPOs in order to improve donation rates.
About Lifeline of Ohio
Lifeline of Ohio (LOOP) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and coordinate the donation of human organs and tissue for transplantation. Lifeline of Ohio is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving 37 counties in Central and Southeastern Ohio, and Hancock and Wood counties in West Virginia. Lifeline of Ohio provides services to 72 hospitals through its transplant coordinators. LOOP’s clinical staff is on call 24 hours a day to coordinate the recovery and transport of tissue and organs for transplant.
Additionally, Lifeline of Ohio offers educational presentations for professional, civic, church and social organizations, as well as elementary through college level school programs. These programs are offered year-round as a community service and are customized to meet the objectives of the particular audience. Printed materials regarding donation, as well as donor registry information, are also available from Lifeline of Ohio by calling 800.525.5667 or visiting the Web site at www.lifelineofohio.org.
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