Geisinger highlights the importance of organ donation during the month of April

DANVILLE, Pa. – During the first two weeks of April, several Geisinger hospitals held flag-raising events to promote awareness of the importance of organ donation.

“We’ve been able to provide hundreds of patients with second chances through liver and kidney transplants thanks to living and deceased donors,” said Michael Marvin, MD, chair of the Geisinger Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery. “We take this time to raise a flag in honor of these donors and their family members who made the decision to become organ donors. There aren’t words for what their selfless act means to so many in our community.”

Staff, community members and patients participated in the ceremonies at Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital and Geisinger Community Medical Center. 

Flag raisings are held each April during National Donate Life Month, which promotes awareness about the importance of organ donation. 

To learn about organ donation or to become a living donor, visit geisinger.org/transplant.

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Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.