Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center will hold a Donate Life flag-raising ceremony on Friday, April 12. The Donate Life flag is a symbol of unity and hope, and honors and celebrates the hundreds of thousands of donors and recipients whose lives have been affected by organ, eye and tissue donation.

“Organ and tissue donation can save and improve lives in our community, across Georgia and across the nation, and Piedmont Athens Regional wants to help drive that point home with this symbolic flag,” said Candis Lee Wiercioch, RN, director of cardiac and adult critical care services at Piedmont Athens Regional. “Joining the donor registry gives hope to those in need of organ and tissue transplants, while leaving a legacy of generosity for the donor and his or her family.”

Throughout the month, numerous hospitals and municipalities across the country are holding flag-raising ceremonies in conjunction with Donate Life America’s national celebration, which began in 2009.

The initiative rallies every donor hospital and transplant center, as well as all recovery agencies, to collectively fly the Donate Life flag during April. Piedmont Athens Regional is proud to participate in this initiative.

Piedmont Athens Regional’s Donate Life flag-raising ceremony will take place on Friday, April 12 on the fourth floor of the hospital’s Prince Tower 1. The community is welcome to attend.