Eden Medical Center received the Silver Medal of Honor from the Department of Health & Human Services for achieving national goals for organ and tissue donation for two consecutive years. Eden, the regional trauma center for Alameda County, works closely with the California Transplant Donor Network to identify possible candidates for organ and tissue donation, and in turn with families to ensure that their wishes are met.
The work of the many caregivers at Eden– including the Trauma Team, ICU, surgical team, respiratory care and social work services – is heart wrenching when a young life is taken. Their efforts on behalf of families and those in need or organ or tissue donation brings a sense of hope and the knowledge that many other lives can be saved or improved.
Read the entire story in this week’s Oakland Tribune.
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