Thirty hospitals — including Lakeland Regional Health and BayCare’s Winter Haven Hospital — earned prestigious platinum recognition in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s DoNation Campaign, a program dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation awareness and registration.
This marks an 11% increase in the number of hospitals achieving this top honor compared to the previous year. This recognition highlights the hospitals’ commitment to fostering a culture of donation by partnering with local organ procurement organizations to raise awareness, engage their communities, and inspire individuals to learn more about saving lives through organ donation and make informed decisions about registering as donors.
From Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, the DoNation Campaign engaged 1,434 workplaces, primarily hospitals, nationwide. Florida had 110 participants – the second-most participants of any U.S. state or territory – including 58 hospital partners in the LifeLink of Florida service area. In addition to platinum recognition, gold, silver, and bronze recognitions were awarded based on their engagement level with the campaign.
Through activities such as community health fairs, donor memorial services and celebrations, flag raising ceremonies, donor registration tabling events, social media engagement, and more, each hospital earned points toward their HRSA DoNation Campaign scorecard. Participants earned at least 750 points to achieve platinum recognition. Honorees are listed alphabetically:
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- Cape Coral Hospital
- Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
- Gulf Coast Medical Center
- HCA Florida Blake Hospital
- HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
- HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
- HCA Florida Largo Hospital
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital
- HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
- HealthPark Medical Center
- James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
- Lakeland Regional Health
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
- Lee Memorial Hospital
- Lehigh Regional Medical Center
- Manatee Memorial Hospital
- Mease Dunedin Hospital
- Morton Plant Hospital
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice
- St. Anthony’s Hospital
- St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
- Tampa General Hospital
- Winter Haven Hospital
“LifeLink is proud to work with our hospital partners whose dedication to highlighting the importance of organ and tissue donation makes a profound difference in the lives of so many,” said Darren Lahrman, Executive Director for LifeLink of Florida. “Their commitment to the DoNation Campaign reflects the spirit of collaboration we’re honored to experience year-round in joint efforts to honor the decisions of registered donors, support donor families, and provide hope to patients awaiting life-saving transplants.”