Donate Life California Introduces Hospital Volunteer Online Toolkit
Resource will save and heal more lives through organ, eye and tissue donation
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015 – Donate Life California has developed a new online toolkit to inspire hospital volunteers to create a culture of organ, eye and tissue donation in the hospitals and communities they serve. Donate Life California introduced the online resource at the 2015 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference hosted by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (CAHHS) in Indian Wells, California.
The Hospital Volunteer Online Toolkit offers guidance for hospital volunteers wishing to support donation activities in their hospitals, as well as resources and information about organ, eye and tissue donation. The toolkit includes suggestions on how to:
- Display Donate Life materials in their hospitals.
- Initiate or join events for National Donate Life Month in April, such as Donate Life Flag Raisings and Blue & Green Day.
- Request a trained speaker to discuss organ, eye and tissue donation at a hospital volunteer meeting.
The Hospital Volunteer Online Toolkit is available at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org/hospitaltoolkit/.
“Not everyone says ‘YES!’ to organ, eye and tissue donation. Unfortunately, that means about a third of the more than 22,000 Californians on the waiting list won’t receive the life-saving transplant they need,” says Charlene Zettel, CEO of Donate Life California. “Hospital volunteers, with their influence in their communities, can help us change that. Our online toolkit will empower them to help change our society’s attitude, mindset and dialogue about donation and transplant, which in turn, will save more lives.”
Fast Facts from Donate Life California:
- One in five on the national organ transplant waiting list lives in California.
- More than 28,000 people in the U.S. begin new lives each year thanks to organ transplants (about 79 transplants every day).
- Anyone can register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor regardless of age, ethnicity or medical history.
Please visit Donate Life California’s Stories of Hope to read inspiring stories about organ, eye and tissue donors and recipients from around the state.
About Donate Life California:
Donate Life California is the nonprofit, state-authorized organ, eye and tissue donor registry. Individuals can add their name to the registry by checking “YES!” every time they renew/apply for their driver license or ID card at the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). This ensures their desire to donate life will be carried out. A pink “DONOR” dot is added to their driver license or ID as a symbol of their decision. Individuals can also sign up online at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org. As a public service, the registry ensures all personal information is kept confidential and stored in a secure database, accessible only to authorized organ and tissue recovery personnel at the time of an actual donation opportunity. The registry is administered by Donate Life California and California’s four nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organizations (OPOs): Donor Network West (formerly CTDN), Lifesharing, OneLegacy and Sierra Donor Services.
Media Contact:
Brianne Page
858-220-8351
brianne@donateLIFEcalifornia.org
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