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Saturday, November 02, 2024
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
CGMH Awarded for Championing Organ and Tissue Donation

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) has been recognized by Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) for its outstanding efforts to integrate organ and tissue donation into quality, end-of-life care in 2023/24.

For the 2023/24 year, Collingwood General and Marine Hospital was presented with a Hospital Achievement Award for its Provincial Conversion Rate. This award went to 29 hospitals across Ontario for reaching a conversion rate that met or exceeded the target of 63 percent set by Ontario Health (TGLN). The conversion rate is the percentage of potential organ donors (patients who die in a hospital setting and are deemed medically suitable for donation) who went on to become actual donors.

“Every organ and tissue donation is a gift of life, a chance for hope and healing. As we celebrate our hospital receiving the Provincial Conversion Rate Award, we honor the selflessness of donors and their families, whose generosity transforms lives and strengthens our community,” says Rosemary Frketich, Vice President of Patient Services and CNE.

CGMH is one of 49 hospitals across the province to be awarded a 2023/24 Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) Hospital Achievement Award.

“The success of organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Ontario relies on the dedication of our hospital partners who work tirelessly to ensure that Ontarians have the opportunity to help others through the gift of life,” said Rebecca Cooper, Vice President, Ontario Renal Network and Trillium Gift of Life Network, Ontario Health. “Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network) works with Collingwood General and Marine Hospital to ensure that the wishes of potential donors are realized. The Hospital Achievement Awards recognize this crucial work and the profound impact it can have on those waiting for an organ or tissue donation.”

On average, 1,400 people in Ontario are waiting for a lifesaving organ and thousands more are in need of a transformative tissue transplant. Every three days someone dies while they wait for their gift of life.

DID YOU KNOW? One organ donor can save 8 lives and enhance up to 75 more through tissue donation. Register to donate and speak with your family about your wishes. Visit www.beadonor.ca to find out more.
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