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U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS
IN GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA FOR HIGH ORGAN DONATION RATES
18 Hospitals Achieve National Goal of 75% Organ Donation Rate
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – October 1, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) last night honored 19 hospitals throughout the seven-country greater Los Angeles area for
excellence in supporting organ donation at the 5th National Learning Congress for the Donation and
Transplantation Community of Practice in Grapevine, Tex. The HHS Medal of Honor is awarded in four
categories to hospitals with a minimum of eight potential organ donors during a 12-month period. A
complete list of all honored hospitals in the greater LA area is attached.
The Gold Medal is awarded to hospitals that meet or exceed three national goals during the
12-month measurement period: an organ donation conversion rate of 75 percent or more; greater than
3.75 organs transplanted per donor (OTPD); and at least 10% of all donors recovered via donation after
cardiac death (DCD). The other medals (Silver I, Silver II and Bronze) award the achievement of one or
two of the three national goals.
The three area hospitals awarded Gold Medals were Huntington Hospital, Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center and Western Medical Center Santa Ana.
Having so many area hospitals recognized reflects the success of the partnership between
OneLegacy and hospitals energized by the national Organ Donation and Transplantation Breakthrough
Collaborative, an initiative launched by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services in 2003 to
save and enhance thousands of lives annually by spreading best practices to the nation's largest hospitals.
Throughout OneLegacy’s seven-county service area, the donation conversion rate for the award
period of July 1, 2007 to April 30, 2009 was 64%, with 2,396 organs transplanted from 691 recovered
organ donors. The conversion rate refers to the number of organ donors recovered as a percentage of all
eligible potential donors.
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Hospitals Honored by U.S. Dept. of HHS
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“Thanks to the generosity of donor families and registered donors, our collaboration with
hospitals and transplant centers, and the skill of OneLegacy’s donation professionals, we are answering
the needs of the more than 103,000 people nationwide awaiting life-saving transplants,” stated Tom
Mone, executive vice president and chief executive officer of OneLegacy.
OneLegacy is the non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue
donation in the seven-county greater Los Angeles area. With 200 hospitals, 12 transplant centers and a
diverse population of 19 million, OneLegacy is the largest of the 58 federally designated organ recovery
agencies in the U.S, and in the world. Those wishing to make the commitment to donate may register
online at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.
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Hospitals Honored by U.S. Dept. of HHS
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HHS Medal of Honor Award Winners
Hospital
Antelope Valley Hospital
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Desert Regional Medical Center
Eisenhower Medical Center**
Hoag Hospital
Huntington Hospital
Kern Medical Center
LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield
Mission Hospital
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
San Joaquin Community Hospital**
UC Irvine Medical Center
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
Conversion
Rate
89%
83%
42%
88%
78%
75%
88%
100%
77%
77%
82%
78%
100%
77%
77%
76%
84%
75%
84%
Organ
Donors
8
20
5
7
14
6
7
8
10
13
23
7
10
10
17
14
11
21
16
Organs
Transplanted
17
66
19
26
53
3
22
31
42
44
89
24
22
41
47
44
26
59
60
Medal
Bronze
Bronze
Silver II
Silver I
Silver I
Bronze
Bronze
Gold
Silver I
Bronze
Silver I
Bronze
Silver I
Gold
Silver I
Silver I
Bronze
Bronze
Gold
Measurement
Period
7/07-6/08
12/07-11/08
5/08-6/09
4/08-3/09
9/07-8/08
7/07-4/09
7/07-6/08
8/07-7/08
12/07-11/08
7/07-6/08
11/07-10/08
1/08-12/08
1/08-12/08
11/07-10/08
7/07-6/08
7/07-6/08
11/07-4/09
1/08-12/08
7/07-6/08
*Timeframe: Highest-performing 12-month period between 7/1/07 through 4/30/09
**Eisenhower and San Joaquin are among smaller hospitals allowed measurement periods of longer than 12 months
Award Descriptions:
Gold:
Silver I:
Silver II:
Bronze:
Conversion Rate ≥ 75%, Organs Transplanted Per Donor (OTPD) ≥ 3.75, Percentage of Donors Recovered via
Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) ≥ 10% in a 12-month time period
Conversion Rate ≥ 75%, AND OTPD ≥ 3.75 or Percent DCD ≥ 10 %
OTPD ≥ 3.75 AND Percentage of Donors Recovered via Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) ≥ 10%, BUT
Collaborative Conversion Rate < 75%
Collaborative Conversion Rate ≥ 75%, BUT OTPD < 3.75 AND Percent DCD < 10%
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