HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Midwest Transplant Network has once again awarded Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and eight other Kansas and Missouri hospitals with the Excellence in Donation Award for successful efforts in promoting organ and tissue donations.

HRMC spokesperson Richard Shank says it is a designation the hospital is very proud of:

 

 

 

Many people don’t realize how many lives can be saved with organ and tissue donations. Shank gives a rundown of some of the vital numbers:

 

While many think of organs when it comes to donations, many other things can be donated to save lives. Shank talks about some of the smaller parts of the body that can be donated:

 

Representatives of the Midwest Transplant Network will visit Hutchinson during July to present the award to the staff whose responsibility includes organ and tissue donations. The Midwest Transplant Network, established in 1973, is headquartered in Westwood, Kansas, and assists donors, families and hospitals in joint efforts to facilitate organ and tissue donations in Kansas and the western two-thirds of Missouri.