Main Line Health and its hospitals recognized for supporting organ donation
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health, its four acute care hospitals and its rehabilitative medicine facility have been honored for their efforts to support and raise awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation through The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) 2023 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge.
Main Line Health received a titanium designation — the highest level awarded — on a scorecard for participating systems, as did Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital for participating hospitals. Lankenau Medical Center and Riddle Hospital received a platinum designation, and Bryn Mawr Rehab received a gold designation.
The annual campaign encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ, eye and tissue donation awareness within their hospitals and communities. Hospitals conducted activities to support donation, such as internal training, meetings, campaigns to register new organ donors, community events and communications.
HAP partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the two organ procurement organizations serving Pennsylvania — the Center for Organ Recovery & Education and Gift of Life Donor Program — to support the challenge.
“Partnering with organizations focused on organ donation is not just work — it is a calling that touches the heart of everyone involved,” said Jack Lynch, FACHE, President and CEO, Main Line Health. “We are honored to be recognized for our work with the Gift of Life Program. Getting the word out into the community about organ, eye and tissue donation is a first and crucial step. I’m proud of our efforts to provide donations to those for whom it can mean a new start in life, and of how our team members gently handle conversations and give comfort to grieving family members as they make these difficult end-of-life decisions.”
The Main Line Health acute care hospitals were among 107 statewide that participated in this year’s challenge.
“Organ, eye, and tissue donors are critical to helping hospital teams save and improve lives,” said HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings. “HAP applauds the outstanding work of Pennsylvania hospitals and our partners to support and raise awareness about donation. These efforts reflect hospital teams’ commitment to strengthening the health of their communities.”
More information about the challenge and the scoring process can be found on HAP’s website.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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