A float in the Jan. 1 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. carried special messages from health care providers in Nevada, including one from Yerington.
As part of a national effort, hospital representatives in Northern Nevada provided handwritten messages of support for organ and tissue donation. Each was attached to a rose and placed on the Donate Life “Light up the World” float.
The float honored organ and tissue donors, including Reno resident Felicia Hill, whose infant daughter became a donor, saving the life of another infant with her heart and freeing a woman from dialysis. Hill’s daughter, Audrey, was depicted on the float.
Among those who wrote personal messages for the float were Vanessa Emm, activity consultant in public relations and marketing at South Lyon Medical Center. Others included Jeff Stout, RN and chief nursing officer at Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno; Cathy Dinauer, RN, MSN and chief nursing officer, Carson Tahoe Health, Carson City; Miquel Simms, RN and director of nursing at Pershing General Hospital, Lovelock; and Jan Kollodge, RN and chief nursing officer, Mt. Grant General Hospital, Hawthorne.
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"You have the power to SAVE lives."
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In California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.net
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