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Lincoln Memorial Hospital hosting
Flag-Raising Ceremony to highlight importance of organ donation
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[April 23, 2024]
 Lincoln
Memorial Hospital will host a flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday,
April 30, to call attention to the importance of organ and tissue
donation. The event will be held at 4 p.m. at the flagpole located
near the hospital’s main entrance.
According to Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, which
serves Illinois and northwest Indiana, nearly 5,000 Illinoisans are
currently waiting for an organ transplant.
“April is National Donate Life Month,” said Roxanne Stelle, LMH
chief nursing officer. “We hold the flag-raising ceremony each year
as a way to honor organ and tissue donors for giving the gift of
life to others.”
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The ceremony will feature remarks
by officials from Memorial Health, Saving Sight and Gift of
Hope. The public is invited to attend. Staff will be available
in the hospital lobby to register new donors.
Similar ceremonies are planned at the other four Memorial Health
hospitals in central Illinois.
[Anne Davis]
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