Did you know that 65 percent of your patients may have already made the decision to donate organs and tissues after their death? In Colorado, 65 percent of those with a driver license are on the Colorado Donor Registry.
Unfortunately, no one made it easy for hospices to follow those wishes. The donation referral system was made for hospitals; it simply didn't work for a hospice. That's why the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank worked with hospice professionals to design and test a referral system specifically for hospices and their patients.
It isn’t about getting more donors. It’s about giving patients and their families choices — the opportunity to leave a legacy of a different kind.
Details on the hospice program
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank Contact:
Robert Austin: 720-848-3940 or toll free at 800-444-7479, option #4. Via email: raustin@corneas.org.
Hospice Contacts:
To find out how the program is working in other hospices, feel free to call one of the contacts below:
Darlene Avery, Assistant Director of Chaplains and Counselors, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care: 719-331-3400
Mary Isom, Inpatient Manager, Exempla Lutheran Hospice at the Collier Center: 303-403-7241.