HHS Announces New Organ Transplant Guidance
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) published an updated solid organ transplant guideline to assess donors and monitor …
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Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Kidney Transplant at Reading Hospital
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) performed its first organ transplant at Reading Hospital on Monday, May 25. The three-and-a-half-hour kidney transplant surgery was performed by surgeons …
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Tower Health Transplant Institute Hosts Living Donor Event in Recognition of National Kidney Month
WEST READING, PA — In recognition of National Kidney Month in March, Tower Health Transplant Institute will host “The Big Ask: The Big Give” workshop to teach kidney patients, their families, …
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All Seven Tower Health Hospitals Participate in HAP’s Donate Life Challenge
WEST READING, PA — Each day, 20 people in the United States die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Tower Health announced joining the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of …
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Wolf Administration Recognizes 25 Years of Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf and his administration recently recognized the 25th anniversary of the Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund and highlighted …
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Trump Administration Proposes New Rules to Increase Accountability and Availability of the Organ Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took major steps to increase the availability of organs for the 113,000 Americans on waitlists for lifesaving organ …
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Tower Health Transplant Institute Receives Regulatory Approvals
WEST READING, PA — Tower Health announced that Tower Health Transplant Institute has received the necessary regulatory approvals from UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) and the Department of Health …
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Department of Health, PennDOT Commemorate Donate Life Month
HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services Kurt Myers, along with representatives from Donate Life Pennsylvania, highlighted the importance of …
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Married Couple at Lincoln Receives Life Changing Holiday Miracle
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA — The annual Holiday Concert on Thursday will hold a special meaning for two Lincoln University staff members, who after years of hospital visits and doctor appointments, recently …
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