The Midwest Transplant Network honored University of Missouri Health Care’s Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City at its annual Excellence in Organ and Tissue Donation Awards held on April 28.

Capital Region Medical Center received the Tissue Donation Excellence Award for a higher-than-average number of families granting authorization for tissue donation throughout 2024.  

Midwest Transplant Network collaborates with 242 hospitals in Kansas and the western two-thirds of Missouri.  

“We pride ourselves on helping our families ensure their loved one’s legacy would live on in someone else through the gift of donation,” said Debra Deeken, chief nursing officer at Capital Region Medical Center. “This is a tremendous honor that speaks to the caring nature and diligence of our entire team.”  

The Midwest Transplant Network recognizes its partners in saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation by presenting the annual Excellence in Donation Awards to hospitals, individuals and organizations across its region. For more information, visit mwtn.org.

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Contact: Eric Maze, mazee@health.missouri.edu, 573-884-3656