Roxborough Memorial Hospital
10/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/16/2024 13:36
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Recognized for Supporting Organ Donation
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Michelle Aliprantis, MBA
Regional Director of Marketing and Communications
Hospital team supported education, awareness through statewide challenge
Philadelphia, PA (October 17, 2024) - Roxborough Memorial Hospital has been honored with a prestigious statewide accolade for its commitment to promoting organ, eye, and tissue donation awareness.
The hospital received a platinum designation as part of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania's (HAP) 2024 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge.
This annual initiative encourages hospitals across Pennsylvania to enhance awareness of organ, eye, and tissue donation within their facilities and local communities. HAP collaborated with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and two organ procurement organizations-the Center for Organ Recovery & Education and the Gift of Life Donor Program-to facilitate the challenge.
"It is an incredible honor for Roxborough Memorial Hospital to be acknowledged in HAP's Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge. This distinguished recognition reflects our unwavering dedication to educating and supporting the communities we serve by raising awareness about the life-saving impact of organ donation," stated Shawn Parekh, CEO of Roxborough Memorial Hospital.
Each year, the HAP challenge kicks off in April to coincide with National Donate Life Month. To bolster awareness, the hospital engaged employees, patients, and community members in a range of activities, such as pop-up informational sessions, a flag-raising ceremony, the Gift of Life Donor Dash, and more. The hospital's initiatives were tracked and evaluated on a scorecard submitted to HAP, which assigns designations of titanium, platinum, gold, silver, or bronze based on performance.
HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings remarked, "We applaud Pennsylvania hospitals and our partners for their outstanding efforts in promoting and supporting organ donation awareness. The impressive participation in the challenge showcases the commitment and passion hospital teams have for enhancing the health of their communities. Increasing the number of organ, eye, and tissue donors is vital for hospital teams to save and improve lives."
Roxborough Memorial Hospital was among 118 hospitals statewide that took part in this year's challenge.
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About Roxborough Memorial Hospital: Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. As part of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, Roxborough Memorial Hospital is focused on becoming one of the leaders in technology.
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation's leading health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians dedicated to providing the highest quality healthcare. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named a Top 10 and Top 15 Health System by IBM Watson Health. Its hospitals have been named among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" 58 times and have received more Patient Safety Excellence Awards from Healthgrades than any other health system in the past six years. To learn more, please visit www.primehealthcare.com.