Texas Medical Center Institutions Collaborate to Improve Care For Hispanic Patients In Need of Organ Transplants Houston, Texas
Kevin Myer, CEO of LifeGift On Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, organ donation and transplantation professionals throughout the region gathered to discuss the challenges faced by Texas’ growing population of Hispanic patients with end-stage organ disease during the Inaugural...
Danielle Niedfeldt Named New President/CEO of Carolina Donor Services
Durham, NC (October 12, 2016) The Board of Directors of Carolina Donor Services (CDS) has named Danielle Niedfeldt, RN, JD, as new President/CEO. Ms. Niedfeldt assumes the chief executive position held by Lloyd Jordan. Mr. Jordan will retire after a distinguished...
LifeShare of the Carolinas Welcomes a New Director/Chief Operating Officer
LifeShare is excited to introduce our new leader to the donation community. Sarah Seiler comes to our organization with over 20 years of progressive healthcare and leadership experience where she has developed relationships with many of the key leaders in hospitals...
CEO to retire after nearly 20 years at Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
San Antonio, TX – August 23, 2016 – Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) Chief Executive Officer Patrick J. Giordano announced earlier in the year that he will retire in October after leading the organization for nearly 20 years. Giordano has been responsible and...
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network and Lifeline of Ohio form Network for Life
Cincinnati, OH, July 1st, 2016 – LifeCenter Organ Donor Network and Lifeline of Ohio are pleased to announce the formation of Network For Life. Network For Life supports the life-saving missions of LifeCenter and Lifeline of Ohio through strategic partnerships that...
The Wedding Vows Heard ‘Round the World
https://www.youtube.com/jGNKNQP8icM One of the pivotal moments in a father’s life is when he gets the opportunity to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding and give her away to her soon-to-be-husband. Pittsburgh-area resident Jeni Stepien lost her dad Michael...
Dorrie Dils named new CEO at Gift of Life Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI— Dorrie Dils, an Ohio native and 25-year veteran in the donation world, takes over this week as chief executive officer of Gift of Life Michigan, the state’s federally designated organ and tissue donor program. “Organ procurement has become part of my...
Nevada Donor Network Announces New HLA Laboratory Director
Las Vegas, June 27 – Nevada Donor Network is pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Burns as its new HLA Laboratory Director. Dr. Burns brings 17 years of clinical laboratory experience, most recently serving as the Medical Director of HLA and Immunohematology Reference...
WROC News8 Rochester Awarded 2016 Crystal Heart Award
VIENNA, Va. — July 29, 2016 — The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) Crystal Heart Award was awarded to the team at WROC-News 8, the CBS affiliate in Rochester, New York, on June 22nd, 2016 at the Association's 33rd Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas....
Patricia Niles Receives President’s Award from Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
VIENNA, Va. — July 22, 2016 — On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) recognized Patricia Niles by presenting her with the Association’s President’s Award. The award was presented at the Association’s 33rd Annual Meeting...