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Conemaugh Nason, CORE a Winning Team for Organ Donor Awareness

April is "National Donate Life Month," and on April 4, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring once again participated in the Center for Organ Recovery (CORE) flag-raising ceremony to shine a light on the need for organ donors.

According Conemaugh Nason Nursing Administrative Assistant and CORE Liaison Barb Ritchey, nearly 118,000 people nationwide, and nearly 7,000 people in Pennsylvania, are currently waiting for an organ transplant. Ritchey said by bringing awareness locally to the need for donors, people in need of life-saving transplants have a better chance of receiving an organ...

 

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