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After one such experience, Carlos Martinez, RN, a graduate of the ICU Specialty training program, was moved to teach the organ donation session and became a preceptor for subsequent ICU Specialty programs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through a partnership with Donor Network West, Redwood City offers an Honor Walk, where staff from all areas of the hospital are able to line the halls to honor patients and their families who make the decision to donate lifesaving organs and tissue. 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