The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), the federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving West Virginia, has partnered with the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) and Donate Life West Virginia, to honor 34 hospitals and health systems throughout the state, who have gone above and beyond to build a culture of donation within their facilities, including Boone Memorial Hospital.
The 2021 Donate Life West Virginia Hospital Challenge is an initiative of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)’s Workplace Partnership for Life Campaign & Hospital Challenge. The competition encourages state hospitals to highlight the need for organ, eye, and tissue donors and register more West Virginians as donors.
Participating hospitals’ awareness and designation activities were captured on a scorecard, which was adapted for this year’s virtual format. Boone Memorial Hospital was recognized at the Gold level. Awareness activities included donor registry enrollment events, education initiatives, flag raising ceremony and participation in National Blue and Green Day.
Right now, 500 West Virginians are awaiting a life-saving organ transplant. In the 10 years of the Hospital Campaign, partners nationwide have added more than 575,000 donor registrations—increasing the number of organs available for transplantation to improve the lives of others.
“We are committed to supporting CORE and its mission,” said Boone Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Virgil Underwood. “It’s an honor to partner with and be recognized by an organization dedicated to life-saving and life-enhancing transplants.”
