HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the two organ procurement organizations serving Pennsylvania—the Center for Organ Recovery & Education and Gift of Life Donor Program—for the HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge.

2026 HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge

The 2026 HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge will begin April 1, 2026, in conjunction with National Donate Life Month.

The HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ donation awareness and designations within their hospital and community. 

Hospitals are acknowledged for their efforts through awareness and designation activities that are captured on a scorecard to achieve titanium, platinum, gold, silver, and bronze level point totals. Each year, winning designations are announced based on points collected from the various activities. 2025 Award Designations

 

About the Annual Challenge

The HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge takes place annually in April, in conjunction with National Donate Life Month. Details about each year's challenge become available in December, with the first introductory webinar scheduled during January. The challenge is open to HAP member hospitals and health systems.

HAP provides support with:

  • Coaching webinars that include valuable speakers and informative presentations
  • Scorecards and other points tracking documentation
  • Special bonus point event opportunities, such as participation in National Donor Day (February 14) and Pennsylvania Donor Day (August 1)

HAP Contacts

For more information, contact Mary Marshall, HAP's senior director of workforce & professional development. Media inquiries should be directed to Kim Yakowski, manager, media relations.

 

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Register to be an Organ Donor!

If you are interested in registering as an organ donor, please visit the Donate Life Pennsylvania website. There are more than 100,000 people on the national transplant waitlist. One donor can save eight lives, heal 75 people and restore eyesight.

 

"HAP applauds the outstanding work of Pennsylvania hospitals and our partners to support and raise awareness about donation. These efforts reflect hospital teams' commitment to strengthening the health of their communities."

HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings

 

National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM)—August

Stemming from National Minority Awareness Week, founded in 1996 by the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), NMDAM increases awareness of donation and transplantation in multicultural communities with a focus on African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American Communities.

For more information and resources: NMAG - National Multicultural Action Group (nmag1.org)

ONE Voice, ONE Vision…To Save and Heal Lives

 

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