Recognition

HHS Medal of Honor

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have awarded hospitals with the prestigious HHS Medal of Honor. This award was given to a small number of hospitals nationwide.  It recognizes hospitals for working collaboratively with their Organ Procurement Organizations to achieve organ donation rates of 75% or higher in a 12 month period. 

The 2009 Medal of Honor winners in our service area:

• Providence Alaska Medical Center
• Sacred Heart Medical Center
• St. Joseph Hospital (Bellingham, WA)
• St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
• St. Vincent Healthcare
• Tacoma General Hospital 

Organ Donation Hospital Excellence Award

LifeCenter Northwest presents this award every year to a single hospital that has shown organ donation is a top priority and has performed at a high level. It is awarded to those hospitals that create a culture of providing families the chance to say “yes” to organ, eye, and tissue donation. 

The 2008 Organ Donation Hospital Excellence Award winner: 

• Providence Alaska Medical Center 

Organ Donation Individual Excellence Award

LifeCenter Northwest presents this award every year to an individual who has gone beyond their daily responsibilities to contribute to a hospital’s organ donation programs.  This person serves a leader and a resource to their peers working to ensure that donor wishes are carried out to the greatest capacity. 

The 2008 Organ Donation Individual Excellence Award winner: 

Todd Seiger
Organ Transplant Business Manager 
Sacred Heart Medical Center

Pam Hester
Manager, Thoracic Organ Transplant
Sacred Heart Medical Center