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AHS: Living donor’s kidney a gift of life to a stranger
Anne Halpin’s recovery after donation surgery required four weeks away from her work at Alberta Precision Laboratories. During this time, AHS continued to provide her full salary and benefits.
Legacy of Life presents: An Opportunity for Donor and Recipient Connection
Legacy of Life presents: An Opportunity for Donor and Recipient Connection
Give Life Alberta - a brand new name for Alberta’s organ and tissue donation program
Give Life Alberta launches public awareness campaign ‘All the Ways’ to encourage Albertans to share their organ and tissue donation decision with their families, in case they are ever asked to give consent. The discussion doesn’t have to be grim. Use this video to spark the conversation.
AHS: Palliative partnerships restore sight for transplant patients
Pilgrims Hospice Society’s Lana Crawford, left, and AHS Comprehensive Tissue Centre’s Candice Bohonis pose in front of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre. Photo by Michael James.
AHS: Donor coordinators help families help others
Staff at Edmonton’s Human Organ Procurement and Exchange Program (HOPE) and Calgary’s Southern Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Program have been busier than ever since the province’s Bill 205 took effect in April 2023.