Every #NationalDonateLifeMonth, CHA is proud to partner with Donate Life Connecticut and New England Donor Services to promote organ, eye, and tissue donations and celebrate those who give the gift of life. CHA has raised and will fly the Donate Life flag at its Wallingford campus throughout April. 💙🏳️💚 Tomorrow, Donate Life and NEDS will host the annual Donate Life Volunteer Summit at CHA in Wallingford, where donors, recipients and their families, volunteers, and healthcare professionals convene to share stories, show gratitude, and discuss advocacy goals. Join us in thanking and honoring the incredible donors making a difference! #DonorsAreSuperstars 🌟 (fb)

Today, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Connecticut’s SAFE Havens Act for Newborns, CHA, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference, and other stakeholders convened to recognize the continued partnership between hospitals and the state to maintain this critical service. 👼💙 Since its inception, 59 babies have been brought to Connecticut emergency departments through the SAFE Havens Act. A sign reading “Safe Babies, Safe Place, Safe Haven” is displayed outside Connecticut hospitals, in conjunction with the familiar blue “H” traffic sign, signifying their commitment to providing support and practicing compassion. “Connecticut is blessed. We have 37 emergency departments all over the state, and in each one of these emergency departments, licensed, trained clinicians are ready to accept a safe and warm transfer of a newborn so they can assess them, care for them,” remarked Carl Schiessl, senior director of regulatory advocacy, CHA. “As we look back on 25 years of this law, it has been successful, and one of the reasons we come together each year to celebrate the law is to try to get the word out. We want people to know this law exists so if needed they can take advantage of it.” Thank you to all who continue to raise awareness! Learn more ➡️ https://cthosp.org/news-and-publications/cha-weekly-update/weekly-update-april-3-2025/connecticut-hospitals-state-leaders-commemorate-25th-anniversary-of-safe-havens-for-newborns-law/ (fb)