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Samsung Medical Center Opens Memorial Space for Brain-Dead Organ Donors - Seoul Economic Daily

Samsung Medical Center in South Korea has opened a dedicated memorial space honoring brain-dead organ donors, reflecting a broader international trend toward donor family recognition programs. While this initiative is based in South Korea and does not directly affect U.S. OPO operations, it highlights best practices in donor acknowledgment that OPOs may consider adapting for their own family support and donor recognition programs. U.S. OPOs increasingly focus on donor family engagement as a strategy to support donation culture and aftercare services.