Lourdes Honors Those Who Donate Life
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Lourdes Hospital is partnering with
the Center for Donation & Transplant (CDT) to honor patients
and their families that choose to give the gift of life through
organ or tissue donation. Lourdes will recognize its organ
and tissue donors by flying a Donate Life Flag in their honor each
time a donation is facilitated at the hospital in 2010.
Lourdes will begin by flying a flag on March 1. After the
flag has been flown, it will be given to the donor's family in
memory of their loved one, as part of an aftercare packet designed
to help families cope with their grief. Lourdes will also fly
the flag during National Donate Life Month in April to help raise
awareness of the life-saving benefits of organ and tissue
donation. Jeffrey Orlowski, Chief Executive Officer of CDT
said, "The flags provide awareness of the importance of donation
and also serve as a symbol of respect for those who have given the
gift the life. The families of our donors find it very
meaningful to receive the flag in recognition of their loved
one."
The Center for Donation & Transplant is the federally
designated non-profit organization that coordinates the retrieval
of donated organs and tissues at 46 hospitals throughout western
Vermont and northeastern New York State.
To learn more about organ donation visit
www.donatelife.net
