MTN Tissue Services Team Wins ARTEMIS Award
As winners of the ARTEMIS award, the Tissue Services team was celebrated for their excellence in pediatric tissue recovery, ensuring lifesaving grafts for the youngest patients.
Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) is proud to highlight an outstanding achievement within the organization. In November, the Tissue Services team was honored by LifeNet Health as winners of the notable ARTEMIS award (Pediatric Performance), part of the broader 2025 Partnership Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the extraordinary individuals and teams whose expertise and dedication transform tissue donations into lifesaving and life-enhancing gifts.
MTN partners with LifeNet Health to recover and provide musculoskeletal, dermis and cardiovascular tissues for transplantation and surgical restoration. At the 2025 LifeNet Health GRNS Health Expo, the MTN Tissue Services team was recognized for their commitment to quality and dedication to treating every donor hero with dignity and respect. As winners of the ARTEMIS award, the Tissue Services team was celebrated for their excellence in pediatric tissue recovery, ensuring lifesaving grafts for the youngest patients.
Melissa Williams, MSW, CEBT, CTBS, Director of Tissue Services, describes how the award, “signifies excellence and commitment to providing pediatric heart valves for transplant patients. MTN is committed to always doing its very best to recover these critical tissues with precision.”
This prestigious award was accompanied by a traveling trophy belt that is currently featured in the MTN tissue lounge. As the recipients of MTN’s first trophy belt, Williams and the team were thrilled to receive the honor. “Pediatric tissue recoveries are complex and require a delicate hand. Knowing that we are doing an excellent job means so much.”
LifeNet Health is a global leader in regenerative medicine. The organization offers groundbreaking transplantation and cellular solutions that support healthcare providers and power scientific research.
John D’Abbracio, Senior Vice President of LifeNet Health Global Donor Services, states, “Our recovery professionals demonstrate extraordinary physical and emotional endurance to ensure every donor is treated with the utmost respect. Each recovery is performed with dignity, honoring the donor’s gift and extending their legacy of healing.”
Midwest Transplant Network applauds the Tissue Services team for their high standards and ongoing commitment to exceptional performance and care. This tremendous recognition is well deserved and spotlights the selfless dedication of the entire Tissue Services department.
