Kristine Browning Named LifeGift Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Compliance

Kristine Browning Named LifeGift Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Compliance

(Houston – May 11, 2021) – LifeGift, the non-profit organ and tissue donation organization serving 109 Texas counties in Southeast, North and West Texas, announces the promotion of Kristine Browning, RN, to vice president, quality and regulatory compliance.

Browning leads LifeGift’s quality assurance and improvement processes, compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and policies for organ and tissue recovery services across the organization. She is responsible for developing and administering quality systems processes and supporting performance improvement initiatives across LifeGift.

“Kristine’s extensive experience and proven track record have prepared her for this next level of leadership,” says Kevin Myer, president and CEO of LifeGift. “With our continued growth, we will leverage Kristine’s comprehensive knowledge and enthusiasm to continue to drive performance improvement. She is a welcome addition to our Strategic Governance Council.”

Browning has more than 28 years of experience in health care and has worked at LifeGift since March 2020. Throughout her tenure in health care and the donation and transplantation community, Browning has served in a variety of leadership roles. Prior to joining LifeGift, she previously served as transplant quality coordinator at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. Browning attended the Foothills Hospital, School of Nursing in Calgary, AB. She is a member of the Transplant Quality Institute Faculty and serves on the OPTN Data Advisory Committee (DAC).

For more information on LifeGift, visit www.lifegift.org. To register as a lifesaving organ, eye and tissue donor, visit www.donatelifetexas.org.

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About LifeGift

Established in 1987, LifeGift is a nonprofit 501 (c)3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in Southeast, North and West Texas. A founding member of Donate Life Texas, the organization that manages the organ, eye and tissue donor registry and a member institution of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, LifeGift services 10 transplant centers and 240 donor hospitals. It is accredited by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). For more information, visit www.lifegift.org, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram.