Jenny Miller JonesDirector of Education, KODA

&Sheryl Glasscock, CNO

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

Engaging Hospitals

• Existing Hospital Strategy Teams: key hospital personnel & OPO HD and ED staff

• At smaller hospitals with no strategy teams, HD engaged CEO, DON, CNO, Heads of Departments and coordinated with OPO HD and ED staff

• A “Bold Request” at Donate Life Champion trainings for hospital attendees to go and implement one activity

Collaboration is Key

• All parties strategize on registry driven activities that will work best in their hospital and community

• Tweak existing practices to further incorporate activities

• Coordination takes place via in person, e-mails, and conference calls

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

• 295 bed hospital• 3 ICUs, including neurosurgery• Have organ and tissue donor potential• Serve a multi county rural area• Have a Strategy Team in place• Hospital plays key role in engaging staff/

implementing registry awareness events in house and community

Accountability• Hospitals and OPO HD Department keep

calendar of activities scheduled and completed• OPO HD reports to OPO ED Dept. who keeps

official list of activities and Donor Registrations to submit to HRSA

• OPO HD & ED share monthly info from KY DMV/Trust for Life program of Donor Designation Rate per county so hospitals can see how their efforts increase DDR in their counties