ELKHART, IN – Elkhart General Hospital recently received the 2010 Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) Silver Collaborative Hospital Recognition Award. 

IOPO recognizes the success of hospitals that have a minimum of one eligible donor per year. Elkhart General Hospital received 8 out of the 9 maximum points for actual organ and tissue donation. The points are based on the number of organ donations, organ referral rate and organ and tissue conversion rate. Elkhart General is one of 13 hospitals in the state of Indiana to receive this award.

For more information, please contact Elkhart General Hospital Marketing and Community Relations Department at (574) 523-3303 or visit www.egh.org.

About Indiana Organ Procurement Organization

In 1987, Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. (IOPO) formed as a result of the merging of organ procurement programs from Indiana University Medical Center and Methodist Hospital of Indiana. The Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) is a non-profit health service dedicated to advancing organ, tissue, and eye donation throughout Indiana.

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