SCRANTON, Pa. — Some organizations in this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton took the opportunity to showcase their cause. Chris Polk, who helped steer a festive float through Scranton, […]
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HERSHEY, Pa. — Every year, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center hosts an event to honor the families whose loved ones gave the gift of life. Ninety-four individual […]
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In what has to be the most wrenching time for a family – watching a loved one whose death is imminent – a crucial decision often has to be made. […]
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Call it a 10-peat. For the 10th consecutive year, Philadelphia-based Gift of Life Donor Program — with the successful coordination of life-saving organs from 565 organ donors in 2017 — […]
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Inside the Gift of Life Donor Program’s headquarters in Philadelphia is a room that serves as a sort of mission control for organ donation. Three rows of desks face a […]
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gift of Life Donor Program is the leading organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States for the 10th consecutive year, with the successful coordination of life-saving organs from […]
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Brian Zionts-Bernstein keeps a small dreidel in his pocket at all times, not just at Hanukkah. Each side of his traditional holiday toy is inscribed with Hebrew letters forming an […]
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PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) – Allegheny General Hospital’s (AGH) titanium-level finish sparked Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to another strong showing in the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) annual Donate Life […]
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Who should get an organ transplant? What role does personhood play in organ transplantation? What is the donor’s medical history? On Friday night, Mark Farnham will discuss “How Far Will […]
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Commonwealth Health and two of its hospitals were recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), Gift of Life Donor […]
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