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Valley Hospital Recognized for Promoting Organ Donation

161Valley Hospital Recognized for Promoting Organ Donation

January 21,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, The NJ Sharing Network recently presented Valley with the Platinum-Level Recognition certificate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Promoting Organ Donation. The Valley Hospital’s awareness and registry campaigns educated staff, patients, visitors, and community members on the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donors, and thereby increased the number of potential donors on the state’s donor registry. In 2016, Valley’s efforts resulted in three organ donors , 17 lives saved, 34 tissue donors and 1,548 life enhancing gifts.

Pictured above (from left to right): Betty Ann Kempin, Assistant Vice President for Medical and Surgical Services, The Valley Hospital; Ron Roberto, liver donation recipient; Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; and Amanda Trabilsy, Hospital Services Manager, NJ Sharing Network.

 

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The Valley Hospital Receives Gold-Level Recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Promoting Organ Donation

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August 22, 2015

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Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital was recently awarded gold-level recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the hospital’s efforts in promoting organ donation. The hospital was recognized as part of the national Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign, sponsored by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration.

The Valley Hospital’s awareness and registry campaigns educated staff, patients, visitors, and community members on the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donors and thereby increased the number of potential donors on the state’s donor registry.

“Organ donation is such an important issue,” said Bettyann Kempin, Assistant Vice President for Medical and Surgical Services at Valley. “We’re proud to partner with the NJ Sharing Network to be a part of this national campaign to increase awareness about the importance of organ donation.”

Of the 1,856 hospitals and transplants centers enrolled in the campaign, 736 were awarded gold, silver or bronze recognition for effort to promote organ donation during Phase IV of the campaign, between August 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.