Nurse Laura Willoughby, Ann Arbor Laura Willoughby is an advocate for donation at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. She’s persistent in recognizing when patients should be referred to Gift of Life and educates staff about why referrals are so critical.
Physician Dr. Ashraf Abou el ela, Ann Arbor Michigan Medicine surgeon Dr. Ashraf Abou el ela makes himself available for lung procurement. He volunteers — often at the last minute — for other transplant centers or for lungs placed inside a medical device that improves transplant outcomes.
Donation Liaison Jennifer Zinkosky, Troy Jennifer Zinkosky improved the donation process at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital with a checklist for nurses taking care of organ donors and an algorithm that keeps the donation process on track.
Funeral Professional Steve Wickens and Jim Meyer, Halbritter Wickens Funeral Services, Niles Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home in the southwest corner of Michigan is a longtime supporter of donation and donor families in an industry that isn’t always an advocate. Jim, right, travels 280 miles round-trip four times a year to add his ideas and energy to a statewide donation workgroup for funeral directors. Steve asked Gift of Life to help Halbritter Wickens participate in a new nationwide campaign for funeral home champions.
Transplant Center/ Professional Trinity Health Kidney Transplant Center
The Grand Rapids kidney transplant center has excelled as one of the largest and most successful community hospital-based programs nationwide. In 50 years, it has performed nearly 2,900 transplants.
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