Gift of Life Donor Program – the organ procurement organization for the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware – and the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Southeast Connect have honored Temple University Hospital with the 2024 Gift of Life Award. This prestigious annual award is given to a hospital with superior performance in organ donation that has either achieved a 75 percent organ donation conversion rate during the past year or that has dramatically improved their performance.
Gift of Life also recognized 16 Pennsylvania hospitals that achieved a 100 percent patient referral rate, including Temple University Hospital and Temple University Hospital - Jeanes Campus.
“Temple University Hospital has consistently been a leading force for life-saving organ donation in the Philadelphia region thanks to its strong culture of donation and excellent working partnership with Gift of Life. Donation is supported at all levels of the organization and championed by Temple’s Organ Donation Council, which promotes clinical best practices,” said Rick Hasz, President and CEO of the Gift of Life Donor Program. “This award recognizes the hard work and dedication of the Temple team who go above and beyond the call of duty every day, providing the opportunity for donation to families. They provide compassionate support and help create lasting legacies for donor heroes.”
“This recognition is a testament to the dedication of so many staff members at Temple University Hospital and the hard work that goes on behind-the-scenes to support organ donation and transplantation,” said Abhinav Rastogi, MBA, MIS, Executive Vice President of Temple University Health System and President and CEO of Temple University Hospital. “This honor would also not be possible without the close collaboration of the Gift of Life Donor Program and the selfless generosity of donors and their families, who choose to give the gift of life to recipients in need.”