Holzer Health System Celebrates Milestone
Holzer Health System is proud to announce its 200th placenta donation through Lifeline of Ohio’s Placenta Donation Program. With this milestone, mothers who have donated their placentas through this system have the potential to create approximately 5,000 healing grafts.
Jessica Kearns, the mother who was the 200th placenta donor, said, “This experience was great! My nurses were phenomenal. Dr. Martin was fantastic, and I can’t say enough good things about him. Overall, donation is a terrific opportunity. It allows us to give back and help people in need.”
Healing grafts made from a placenta donation are used for a wide range of procedures involving eye, oral and spine surgery, and for the treatment of difficult-to-heal wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, and burns.
This unique and life-enhancing program is a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System and Lifeline of Ohio.
Nikki Hogan, Unit Manager, Maternity and Family Services, Holzer Health System, said, "A placenta donation is a gift from one mother that creates hope and healing for countless others. Today, we celebrate more than a milestone; we honor 200 mothers who chose to turn a moment of life into a lasting gift of healing for others."
Lifeline of Ohio’s Placenta Donation Program allows expectant mothers with scheduled C-section deliveries to donate the placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic membrane. Each donated placenta, which would typically be discarded, has the potential to heal approximately 25 people.
“I want to extend my deepest appreciation to Holzer Health System for their ongoing commitment to the Placenta Donation Program,” said Andrew Mullins, CEO of Lifeline of Ohio. “It demonstrates the advocacy they have for donation and their dedication to providing hope and healing to patients in need.”
Program Highlights
- Any expectant mother, of any age, with a planned C-section can be a potential donor.
- Placenta donation does not change any part of the delivery.
- There is no cost associated with placenta donation.
- Placenta donation is not related to cord blood donation.
To learn more about Lifeline of Ohio’s Placenta Donation program, visit www.lifelineofohio.org/placentadonation.
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About Holzer Health System: Holzer Health System is a not-for-profit multi-disciplinary regional health system with locations throughout southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia. The system includes two hospital locations, multiple clinical locations, long-term care entities, and more than 180 providers in more than 30 medical specialties. Holzer provides the entire continuum of care for the communities we serve. For more information, visit www.holzer.org.
About Lifeline of Ohio: Lifeline of Ohio is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation, coordinates transplantation, provides education and extends support through aftercare and bereavement programs. It is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving 38 Ohio counties, along with Wood and Hancock counties in West Virginia.
Jessica Kearns and her 4 children are pictured with Nikki Hogan, Unit Manager, Maternity and Family Services, Holzer Health System, and Christi Burns, Clinical Educator, Maternity and Pediatrics, Holzer Health System.
