Bucks County Hospital Recognized For Supporting Organ Donations

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic has received statewide recognition for its efforts to support and raise awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation.

St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne and Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia were honored with platinum and bronze designations, respectively, through The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) 2024 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge.

The annual campaign encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ, eye and tissue donation awareness within their hospitals and communities. HAP partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the two organ procurement organizations serving
Pennsylvania—the Center for Organ Recovery & Education and Gift of Life Donor Program — to support the challenge.

“We are honored to be recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania for our unyielding commitment to saving lives through organ donation,” says Michael Magro, DO, MBA, FACOI, president of St. Mary Medical Center and Nazareth Hospital. “Our teams at St. Mary Medical Center and Nazareth Hospital work tirelessly to build awareness, promote education and register new donors in our quest to ensure that a life-saving organ transplant is available to all of those who need one.”

St. Mary Medical Center and Nazareth Hospital were two of 118 hospitals statewide that participated in this year’s challenge.

“HAP commends Pennsylvania hospitals and our partners for their terrific work to support and raise awareness about organ donation,” says Nicole Stallings, president and CEO of HAP. “The level of participation in the challenge demonstrates the commitment and dedication hospital teams have for the health of their communities. Increasing the number of organ, eye and tissue donors is critical to helping hospital teams save and improve lives.”

The full 2024 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge results are available here.

For more information about organ and tissue donation or to register as a donor, visit www.donors1.org.