CORE and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation Award Scholarships to Students Affected by Organ Donation
August 31st, 2017
2017 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship recipients recognized for organ donation awareness, community involvement and scholastic achievement PITTSBURGH, August 31, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Izzie’s Gifts of Hope Foundation are pleased to announce the 2017 Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship winners. The scholarship recognizes individuals who have been directly affected […]
CORE Honors Everyday Heroes at A Special Place Ceremony
June 4th, 2017
More than 1,000 attend event that memorializes donors and commemorates their gifts of life PITTSBURGH, June 4, 2017 – Today, at its 24th annual A Special Place ceremony, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) paid tribute to 237 heroes — the organ, tissue and cornea donors who gave the gift of life in […]
CORE Chief Information Officer Receives Pittsburgh Tech Council Award
April 6th, 2017
Bruno Mastroianni chosen as Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Nonprofit CIO of the Year Pittsburgh, April 6, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education’s Bruno Mastroianni was recently honored as the Pittsburgh Technology Council 2017 Nonprofit Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Year. Mr. Mastroianni headed up the implementation of a bar code inventory solution […]
Be a Hero … Be an Organ Donor during National Donate Life Month
March 31st, 2017
More than 50 area events planned throughout April to raise awareness Pittsburgh, March 31, 2017 – More than 118,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant nationally, including more than 3,000 in the Center for Organ Recovery & Education’s (CORE) coverage area. Throughout April, National Donate Life Month, CORE, and its hospital and community partners […]
Donate Life West Virginia Collaborates with West Virginia Rural Health Association to Raise Awareness about Organ Donor Registration
March 17th, 2017
– Community Health Centers across the state to participate – Charleston, W.Va., March 17, 2017 – Donate Life West Virginia and the West Virginia Rural Health Association will join forces to raise awareness about the importance of organ, tissue and cornea donation. The joint program – Caring, Hope, Commitment – launches today. The organizations will […]
CORE and the PA Association of Community Health Centers Collaborate to Raise Awareness about Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donation
March 17th, 2017
PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) are collaborating to raise awareness about the life-affirming power of organ, tissue and cornea donation. The Caring, Hope, Commitment program launches today and will highlight donor stories, such as Mikaela Alt, who at […]
Donate Life West Virginia Volunteers Highlight Need for West Virginians to “Make the Pledge for Life” during Hospital Day
March 6th, 2017
– Event at State Capitol Raises Awareness among Legislators – Charleston, W.Va., March 3, 2017 – At 5 months old Maren Foster was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. She received a life-saving liver transplant three months later. Now 3, Maren loves playing in her play kitchen and her family enjoys her […]
Significant Milestone Achieved for Donors, Transplants and Lives Saved
January 9th, 2017
– CORE announces nearly 15 percent increase in donors – PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 2017 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of New York, achieved a significant milestone in 2016 with a nearly 15 percent increase in donors (237) […]
CORE Joins the 2017 Donate Life Rose Parade® Float to Highlight the Importance of Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donation
December 8th, 2016
– CORE holds floragraph decorating and dedication events Dec. 8 and Dec. 13 – Pittsburgh, Dec. 8, 2016 – Jasmine “Nicole” Moore was engaged to be married and only 26 years old when her life was cut short in a tragic car accident in September 2012. As an organ, tissue and cornea donor her legacy […]
CORE Appoints Medical Director of Eye Division
November 21st, 2016
–Dr. Hall McGee IV to lead CORE’s corneal transplant program – Pittsburgh, November 21, 2016 – The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) has appointed Dr. Hall McGee IV as medical director of its Eye Division. In this role, Dr. McGee will lead CORE’s corneal transplant program as well as foster strategic and collaborative […]
