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
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.