Organ/Tissue/Blood Donation
The Centers for Medicare…
The American College of Surgeons has released guidance to help surgeons conserve blood and blood products during the current shortage.
Member advisory provides tools and resources to navigate current blood supply shortage.
In response to national blood supply shortages, the AHA provided members with tools and resources to help hospitals and health systems conserve blood supply and encourage donations throughout the summer.
The AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross urged eligible individuals to donate blood, calling the nation’s blood supply “critically low.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Health Resources and Services Administration today announced proposed rules aimed at increasing organs available for transplant.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a toolkit to help hospitals promote the Workplace Partnership for Life 2020 Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.
The Health Resources and Services Administration recently recognized more than 1,460 transplant centers and hospitals, including 339 small and rural hospitals, for their efforts to promote organ donation registration between October 2018 and April 2019.
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Each April, the AHA joins Donate Life America, the Health Resources and Services Administration and others in highlighting the important role of organ, eye and tissue donation in providing hope and health.