Two Aspirus Hospitals Honored for Organ and Tissue Donation Efforts

Aspirus Langlade Hospital and Aspirus Riverview Hospital were among 16 hospitals honored May 17 by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation (UW OTD) for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation. Aspirus Riverview and Aspirus Langlade each received the Excellence in Tissue Donation award. The Excellence in Tissue Donation award was given to Wisconsin Tissue Bank partner hospitals who achieved at least 60 percent tissue donation consent rate. This metric measures the collaborative work between the hospital staff and tissue bank in coordinating communication around tissue donation consent conversations.

Aspirus Riverview representatives accepting the Excellence in Tissue Donation award from UW OTD in Madison were, pictured second from left, Kristi Kleinbeck, chaplain; Paul Frigoli, director of emergency services; Kim Johnson, vice president of patient care & chief nursing officer; Carol Metcalf, critical care unit director of nursing; Jane Walczak, manager of education; and Julie Hiles, director of surgical services. Presenting the award were, pictured on left, UW OTD medical director Dr. Tony D’Alessandro; and pictured on right, UW OTD executive director Michael Anderson.