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Harris Dancers collect hundreds of Toys for Tots

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College Life: Enjoying sleeping late but looking forward to productivity

<p>Commonwealth Health and two of its hospitals have been recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the Center for Organ Recovery &amp; Education (CORE), Gift of Life Donor Program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) in the 2017 HAP Donate Life Hospital Challenge.</p><p>Commonwealth Health has been designated a platinum level health care system while Wilkes-Barre General Hospital earned a platinum designation and Regional Hospital of Scranton earned a gold designation among individual hospitals.</p><p>The Pennsylvania Donate Life Hospital Challenge encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ donation awareness and designations within their hospital and community. Hospitals are acknowledged for their efforts&#8212;the awareness and designation activities are captured on a scorecard for participating hospitals to achieve platinum, gold, silver, and bronze level recognitions. Both hospitals launched the months-long effort with flag raising ceremonies at their respective facilities.</p><p>Attending the flag raising at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital are, from left: Cheryl Gardzalla, Kate Hilaire, Jocelyn Whitehead, Todd Burda, Lisa Litchkowski, Tony Harding, Gail Gatusky, Patricia Kipp, Greg Snyder, Heather Proctor, Bob Sapiego, Margaret Harris, Michelle Marchetti, Kathy Pisano.</p><style>
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Commonwealth hospitals recognized in Donate Life Hospital Challenge