Hospital: Sanford Health, Fargo, ND
Hospital Contact
Name: Joyce Schmaltz
Email: joyce.schmaltz@sanfordhealth.org
LifeSource Contact
Name: Deb Andvik
Email: dandvik@life-source.org
Points Earned: 1280
HOSPITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS
Host a donor registry enrollment event in a high-traffic hospital area. April 16, 2014
Hold a flag-raising ceremony for employees. Invite community members. April 1, 2014
Hold a donor memorial service, candle lighting ceremony, Tree of Life planting or other recognition
event. April 23, 2014
Share information and inspiration about donation on your internal cable channel. LifeSource has
videos available here. Article in Sanford Connect Spotlight
Implement the Give 5 – Save Lives tactic. Learn more here.
Hold an education event (e.g., Grand Rounds) and invite a guest to speak. LifeSource can help you
identify a donor family member, transplant recipient or donation professional.
Education done with Nurse Residency Program, with Residents, and Ann Lambert – x 3
Deliver presentations about organ and tissue donation at department and physician meetings.
Invite a LifeSource representative to attend and speak.
Display donation posters in public and employee areas. Download campaign materials here.
Include donation education materials and registry opportunities in every employee orientation
packet.
Participate in Donate Life National Blue and Green Day on April 11, 2014. Find inspiration here.
Place an online advertisement or banner on your intranet with a link to your state’s donor registry.
Send email from hospital CEO, department head(s) or other leader(s) to staff, encouraging donor
registration.
Include a positive donation message on all internal email signatures for the month of April. Find
samples here for MN, ND and SD.
Publish donation and transplantation articles in your hospital newsletter(s). Find samples and
points to include here for MN, ND and SD.
POINTS
65
50
50
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EVENTS
Partner with local EMS and other first responders in your community to promote donation and
provide opportunities to register at local community health events.
Implement and lead a registry challenge competition among area medical schools or local
universities and colleges.
Run public service announcements with local media. LifeSource has :15 and :30 ads available here.
Partner with your hospital’s auxiliary to create wraps for the Wrapped in Hugs program.
Find more information here.
Use the Let Life Bloom theme to promote donation in community parades, events, and health fairs.
Send a letter or email from your hospital CEO to other hospital CEOs, vendors, or community
organizations sharing their support of donation and challenging others to show their support as
well.
Pitch donation or transplantation stories from your hospital to local media. Find key messages and
statistics here for MN, ND and SD.
Use social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) to highlight community donation
events and encourage donor registration.
Submit a letter to the editor of your local newspaper(s) urging donation registration. Include a link
to your state’s registry. Find links here.
Publish donation and transplantation articles in a newsletter that goes out to your community.
POINTS
65 each
EARNED
65
50
50
30
30
30
30 each
30
150
30 each
30
15
15
15
15
15
15
15 each
15
15
15 each
30
15 each
15
EARNED
65
65 each
50
50
50
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 each
30
PROCESS AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENTS
Pledge to review and update your hospital’s organ donor management order sets every year in
April.
Create a donation resource team.
Add a physician champion to your donation committee.
Add donation information to your hospital’s online materials for end-of-life planning.
Develop and implement one improvement idea from the 2013 Donate Life Symposium. Find
presentations here. Wall of honor
Use daily huddles or other hospital communications to promote donation. – Sent to all managers
Dedicate nursing education sessions in April to donation related topics.- Parish Nurse
Publicly announce your plans to develop a donor memorial in your facility.
Publicly share your plans to develop a flag raising policy or bedside ritual that honors donors.
Celebrate Doctor’s Day on March 30, 2014 with a message of gratitude to physicians for supporting
organ and tissue donation.
Create a mobile donation education experience in your facility (e.g., visit nursing units and other
departments with a coffee cart that shares donation inspiration and resources)
Create displays or education events to share information about tissue donation opportunities and
the benefits of tissue.
POINTS
50
EARNED
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
30
30
30
30
15
30
30
30
30
15
15 each
unit/ dept
visited
15 each
135
15