The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign recently recognized more than 1,000 hospitals and transplant centers, including 296 small and rural hospitals, for outstanding efforts to promote organ donation awareness and registration between October 2016 and April 2017. Campaign participants enrolled 26,975 donors in state registries over the seven-month period. AHA is a national partner in the campaign, which has enrolled more than 419,000 organ donors since its launch in June 2011. Hospital participation in this year’s campaign increased by 13%. For more on the campaign and to join for 2018, click here.

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