US Department of Health and Human Services commends Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center for organ donor enrollments

JANESVILLE, WI—Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center is among a select group of hospitals nationwide commended for its organ donation enrollment efforts. Mercy is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for conducting activities and taking part in a national campaign to promote enrollment in Wisconsin organ donor registries, which has added 327,659 donor enrollments to state registries nationwide since 2011, exceeding the goal of 300,000.

Mercy conducted awareness and registry campaigns to educate staff, patients, visitors and community members about the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donors and, by doing so, increased the number of potential donors on the state’s donor registry. Mercy earned recognition for activities implemented between June 2013 and May 2014 and was awarded bronze recognition through the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign. Of the 1,228 hospitals and transplant centers participating in the campaign, 400 were awarded recognition during this phase of the campaign. Since January, Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center was involved in over 20 organ/tissue donations to recipients nationwide.

Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center is a 240-bed, vertically integrated multi-specialty hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin has over one million patient visits annually. In 2009, it became the only level II trauma center in southern Wisconsin, making it the busiest emergency and trauma care provider in the area. It’s also awarded national certifications in five critical specialties: cancer care, knee and hip joint replacement, chest pain, stroke and trauma.

To see the full list of hospitals recognized, click here. For more information about Mercy, click here.