On Oct. 10, Angela Hockman, Reynolds Memorial Hospital’s CORE (Center for Organ Recovery and Education) liaison presented CEO Dr. David Hess and Brooke Francis with the Governor’s Award for Life for a recent tissue and cornea donation. The award recognizes area hospitals that have been successful in supporting organ, tissue, and cornea donation within their own healthcare facilities and have achieved increased donation rates as a result.
About CORE
The Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) is one of 58 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations in the United States. CORE works closely with donor families and designated healthcare professionals to deliver the gift of hope by coordinating the surgical recovery of organs, tissues, and corneas for transplantation. CORE also facilitates the computerized matching of donated organs, tissues, and corneas.