Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Mid-America Transplant.

Bill: 118-hres-1586
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2024-11-20
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of Mid-America Transplant.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2024 Mr. Bost submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Mid-America Transplant.

Whereas Mid-America Transplant has facilitated lifesaving organ, tissue, and eye donation in 84 counties in southern Illinois, eastern Missouri, and northeast Arkansas that together are home to 4.7 million Americans; Whereas Mid-America Transplant has stewarded the gift of life for more than 6,000 organ donors and nearly 40,000 tissue and eye donors, saving and healing the lives of 2.9 million people since its founding in 1974; Whereas Mid-America Transplant has stood as an innovator among organ procurement organizations, becoming the first in the United States to build an in-house operating room for organ recovery and pioneering many clinical advancements to increase the quality and quantity of organs and tissues for transplant; Whereas Mid-America Transplant was the first organ procurement organization to be recognized as a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence, and the only one to receive the honor twice; and Whereas Mid-America Transplant continues to lead the organ procurement organization industry in advocating for greater accountability and standardized performance metrics so all Americans may be served by a high-performing organ procurement organization: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) commemorates the 50th anniversary of Mid-America Transplant; and (2) celebrates the excellent work to save lives by delivering high-quality organ and tissue donation services.