San Juan Regional Health

San Juan Regional Medical Center is proud to once again be recognized among a select group of hospitals nationwide for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state through the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. This national initiative unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the organ donation community with workplaces across the nation in spreading the word about the importance of donation.

Since the initiative began in 2011, hospitals have helped to add more than 492,000 donor registrations nationwide, including more than 48,000 donor registrations between October 2018 and April 2019. During the campaign period, participating hospitals are challenged to “let life bloom” by educating their staff, patients, visitors and communities about the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donation. San Juan Regional Medical Center earned gold level recognition for the 2019 campaign. Overall, nine New Mexico hospitals were recognized through the campaign, which included more than 1,490 organizations. See the full list of hospitals recognized here.

To help increase the number of potential donors on New Mexico’s donor registry, San Juan Regional Medical Center includes donation education information in all new employee orientations, conducts presentations at ICU meetings, participates in Donate Life Month activities, promotes organ donation through social media, and shares important information about organ donation through partnerships with local media.

“San Juan Regional Medical Center is committed to saving lives through organ donation. By partnering with the New Mexico Hospital Association and New Mexico Donor Services, we are better able to educate staff, patients, visitors, and community members about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donors,” said Jeff Bourgeois, SJRMC President and CEO.

There are more than 750 New Mexicans waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. During 2019, there were 62 organ donors across the state, and two of those heroes came from San Juan Regional Medical Center.

“On behalf of the families who gave the gift of life, the families who received a second chance with their loved ones, and the ones still waiting, we are grateful for San Juan Regional Medical Center’s support for organ donation,” said Wayne Dunlap, Executive Director of New Mexico Donor Services.

Every 10 minutes, another person is added to the organ transplant list, reaffirming the critical and growing need for registered organ, eye, and tissue donors. For more information about the Hospital Campaign, visit www.organdonor.gov/hospitals. To find out more about becoming an organ donor, visit www.registerme.org.