DMC earns national recognition
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ELKINS -- Davis Medical Center (DMC) has earned the Titanium Award for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. The WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the organ donation community with workplaces across the nation in spreading the word about the importance of donation.
The WPFL Hospital Organ Donation Campaign challenges hospitals and healthcare organizations to "let life bloom" by educating their staff, patients, visitors, and communities about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation, including offering opportunities to register as organ donors. DMC earned Titanium recognition for conducting awareness and registry activities between October 2020 and April 2021.
DMC was one of 1,657 organizations to participate in the 2021 campaign.
"Achieving titanium status is a big celebration," said Davis Health System (DHS) Quality Director Julie Phillips. "Many staff helped us with outreach activities, education and promotion. I am extremely proud of what we accomplished and for reaching the highest degree of recognition by the WPFL."
According to Phillips, all three DHS hospitals received awards during the 2021 Hospital Campaign. Broaddus Hospital and Webster Memorial Hospital each achieved Platinum, and Davis Medical Center received Titanium status.
The 2021 Hospital Campaign efforts added 27,386 registrations to state registries, including registrations from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since its inception in 2011, the campaign has generated 579,412 registrations as well as united donation advocates at hospitals with representatives from their local organ procurement organizations, Donate Life America affiliates, and state and regional hospital associations.
Every ten minutes, another person is added to the organ transplant waiting list, reaffirming the critical and growing need for registered organ, eye, and tissue donors. For more information about the WPFL Hospital Organ Donation Campaign, visit www.organdonor.gov/hospitals.