Memorial Hospital Celebrates Donate Life Flags Across NH

2/24/10

North Conway -- Although April is “National Donate Life Month”, Memorial Hospital will join 26 other hospitals in New Hampshire to get an early jump on the celebration with the Donate Life Flags Across New Hampshire project.

The project will feature the flying of the same Donate Life flag successively at each of New Hampshire’s acute care hospitals.  Memorial Hospital had the chance to display the flag on February 22^nd and 23^rd.  The project will culminate with a flag raising at the State Capitol in April. In addition, each hospital’s CEO will sign the flag with the name of their hospital as it tours through the state.

“Memorial Hospital is honored to be a part of this event that contributes to saving lives in the community and the State,” Scott McKinnon CEO/President of Memorial Hospital states, “It is a respectful way to tribute those that who were donors and raise awareness on the direct impact organ donations have on patients.” 

 In addition to honoring the hundreds of thousands of donors and recipients whose lives have been affected by organ and tissue donation, the project invites the community to register as organ and tissue donors at www.DonateLifeNewEngland.org. 

Donate Life Flags Across New Hampshire Flags is a companion project of the national Flags Across America that is designed to demonstrate how people in the country have been touched by organ and tissue donation.  There are currently over 105,000 Americans awaiting a life saving organ transplant. On average, 18 patients die every day in the US waiting for a donated organ. More information about donation and an opportunity to register as a donor is available at www.DonateLifeNewEngland.org.