“The gift of life”: Deaconess organ donation tool garners over 1,000 new donors
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Deaconess is highlighting a new organ donation tool that’s changing the way people can help change lives. A new feature was “silently” added to the company’s MyChart patient portal — allowing patients to register as an organ donor at the palm of their hands. After battling with an autoimmune liver disease […]
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - An official with Deaconess said there are no plans to close Deaconess Henderson Hospital, Deaconess Union County Hospital, or Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville following a report from the National Rural Health Association suggesting the Henderson hospital could face major reductions due to possible cuts to medicaid.…
VIDEO: Organ donation advocates sue to block Arkansas law they say threatens lives, violates constitution LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would bring changes to the Arkansas organ donation law. U.S. District Judge James Moody issued an injunction temporarily blocking the…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Friday hearing in federal court in Little Rock moved the case seeking to stop changes to the organ donation law further along. Court records show that Judge James M. Moody Jr. held a hearing on the injunction, which kept the changes from taking effect on…