Phase IV of the National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign will begin in September with a kick-off webinar on September 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. ASTS is a National Partner in the HRSA-led campaign that encourages and assists hospitals to implement activities to promote enrollment in their state donor registry, and provides national recognition for hospital participation. Since 2011, the campaign has brought together organ procurement organizations, eye banks, Donate Life America affiliates, hospitals, and hospital associations to educate hospital staff, visitors, and community members about the importance of becoming an organ, eye, and tissue donor. Thus far, the campaign has added 327,659 donor enrollments to state registries nationwide.
Between September 2014 and April 30, 2015, hospitals will again work with donation organizations to implement and track activities to promote donor registration. Hospitals will again be recognized by HRSA and the campaign's National Partners for reaching gold, silver, or bronze activity level. Last year, more than 400 hospitals and transplant centers were recognized for their accomplishments. The 2014/2015 goal is to add another 100,000 donor enrollments to state registries during this period and have even more hospitals and transplant centers participate in the campaign and earn recognition. For more information about participating, contact your organ donation organization or email wpfl@akoyaonline.com.