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January 7, 2010

UPMC honored for organ donation rates

UPMC was among 428 hospitals that recently received the Medal of Honor for Organ Donation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for achieving and sustaining national donation goals, including a donation rate of 75 percent or more of eligible donors.

Each of the recognized hospitals had eight or more eligible organ donors and met or exceeded one or more of three goals: improving donation rates, increasing the number of organs donated per individual donor to 3.75 or higher and expanding clinical processes for recovering organs.

UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Mercy are two of 90 hospitals nationwide to win medals four out of four years. UPMC Shadyside is one of 199 hospitals to win the medal two out of four years.

Nationally, more than 100,000 people are awaiting organ transplants and at least 18 will die each day without receiving one.

Filed under: Feature,Volume 42 Issue 9

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