JJ Potts, on behalf of the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and Donate Life West Virginia, presented a Platinum Award to Lori Riggsby, RN, and PMH Public Relations and Special Projects Coordinator Susan Wilkins in recognition of Pocahontas Memorial Hospital’s participation in the “Donate Life WV Hospital Challenge.”
The Platinum Award is the second highest level of recognition in the competition. This is the fifth Platinum award (and seventh award total) PMH has received since 2017 when it first began participating in the challenge to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation.
Some of the awareness activities at PMH for the 2024 challenge included a flag raising ceremony, educational rounding and presentations for staff and board, PSAs on the local radio station, articles and ads in the newspaper, posters or displays in the hospital and community, and an extensive social media campaign.