01/17/2008

Chesterfield General Hospital received the Dove Award from Lifepoint for having their first organ donation. The award, given by Rodney Horne, Clinical Services Liaison recognizes the hospital's participation in organ donation process.

Certified by the federal government, LifePoint is the designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) for organ recovery services in South Carolina. Lifepoint actively provides organ, tissue and ocular donor services to 62 hospitals throughout the state.

"We offer professional education about donation to the hospital staff members in order to maximize the amount and quality of donated organs and tissues," state Rodney Horne of Lifepoint.

Lifepoint also helps support and educate families at an emotionally devastating time, so they can make well-informed decisions about organ and tissue donation. Whether they decide for or against donation, our aim is to assure that they will feel they have made the right decision in the months and years to come.