NEW YORK,
April 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOnNY, the federally
designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the NY Metro
region announce strategic collaboration with the National
Association of Health Services Executives New York Regional Chapter
(NAHSE NYR) to increase organ, eye and tissue donation awareness
and improve education.
With a shared responsibility of improving
healthcare outcomes and increasing access to lifesaving treatments,
LiveOnNY and NAHSE NYR are poised to make significant strides in
advocating for organ donation awareness and education across the
nearly 100 donor hospitals LiveOnNY serves.
"It is an honor to work with The National
Association of Health Services Executives to further our mission of
saving and enhancing lives through organ, eye and tissue donation,"
said LiveOnNY President and CEO Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP. "By
combining our resources and expertise, we can make a meaningful
impact on organ, eye, and tissue donation rates and ultimately save
more lives."
NAHSE is a non-profit association of Black health
care executives founded in 1968 whose mission is to promote the
advancement and development of Black health care leaders, elevate
the quality of health care services rendered to minority and
underserved communities, and to ensure greater participation of
minority groups in the health-related industries.
The joint effort between LiveOnNY and NAHSE NYR
represents a significant step forward in advancing organ donation
initiatives and underscores the importance of collaboration in
addressing complex healthcare challenges.
"To be successful, we rely not only on our
internal efforts but collaboration with similar organizations,
institutions of higher education and healthcare entities, who align
with us and are dedicated towards a shared vision. We also sponsor
and participate in local collaborative community-based,
professional, and academic health-related events. With this in
mind, we are pleased to build on such collaborations with an
organization like LiveOnNY," said Steve
Phillips, MPH, President of NAHSE NYR.
Learn more about LiveOnNY at:
http://www.LiveOnNY.org
Learn more about NAHSE NYR at:
https://www.nyrnahse.org
About LiveOnNY
LiveOnNY is a nonprofit, federally designated
organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving lives,
providing comfort, and strengthening legacies through organ, eye,
and tissue donation. The OPO, which was established in 1978, serves
a culturally and ethnically diverse population of 13 million
residents in New York City,
Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland. Working closely with donor hospital
and transplant centers, LiveOnNY coordinates organ, eye, and tissue
donation for transplant, educates the public and healthcare
professionals about donation, and promotes the importance of
signing up on the National or New York
State Donate Life Registry. LiveOnNY is a member of the
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which oversees the organ
transplant waiting list in the U.S. For more information, please
visit LiveOnNY.org
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