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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) As part of National Donate Life Month, which is observed annually in April to drive awareness about the importance of organ, tissue and cornea donations, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will host several celebrations throughout the month at hospitals across its footprint. The network will kick off its series of “Donate Life Month” events on Wednesday, April 1st with a flag raising ceremony at AHN Allegheny General Hospital (AGH). In addition to AGH, AHN will be hosting flag raising ceremonies at nine other hospitals, including Allegheny Valley, Canonsburg, Forbes, Grove City, Jefferson, West Penn, Wexford and AHN Hempfield Neighborhood Hospital in the Greater Pittsburgh region and at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie. Each of them will feature inspiring stories of organ donation and will help to educate hospital staff, patients, visitors and the broader community about the importance of donation. According to a release today from Allegheny Health Network, here are the dates, times and locations for the flag raising ceremonies:

• AHN Allegheny General Hospital: Wednesday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m.; Donor Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, April 30 at 10:00 a.m.
• AHN West Penn Hospital: Wednesday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m.
• AHN Wexford Hospital: Thursday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m.
• AHN Grove City Hospital: Monday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m.
• AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital: Tuesday, April 7 at 11:00 a.m.
• AHN Hempfield Hospital: Thursday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m.
• AHN Saint Vincent Hospital: Friday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m.
• AHN Jefferson Hospital: Monday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
• AHN Canonsburg Hospital: Wednesday, April 15 at 10:00 a.m.
• AHN Forbes Hospital: Friday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m.