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Commonwealth Health and two of its hospitals have been recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), Gift of Life Donor Program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) in the 2017 HAP Donate Life Hospital Challenge.
Commonwealth Health has been designated a platinum level health care system while Wilkes-Barre General Hospital earned a platinum designation and Regional Hospital of Scranton earned a gold designation among individual hospitals.
The Pennsylvania Donate Life Hospital Challenge encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ donation awareness and designations within their hospital and community. Hospitals are acknowledged for their efforts—the awareness and designation activities are captured on a scorecard for participating hospitals to achieve platinum, gold, silver, and bronze level recognitions. Both hospitals launched the months-long effort with flag raising ceremonies at their respective facilities.
Attending the flag raising at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are, from left: Cheryl Gardzalla, Kate Hilaire, Jocelyn Whitehead, Todd Burda, Lisa Litchkowski, Tony Harding, Gail Gatusky, Patricia Kipp, Greg Snyder, Heather Proctor, Bob Sapiego, Margaret Harris, Michelle Marchetti, Kathy Pisano.