honor walk

English

Noun

honor walk (plural honor walks)

1. (chiefly US) The transportation of a dying patient in a hospital to the operating theatre for organ donation, flanked by friends, family and hospital staff as a sign of respect.
   • 2018 August 28, The University of Vermont Medical Center, “Honor Walk in Tribute to Elizabeth "Libby" Hanzl D'Avignon”, in YouTube:

     So it was on Thursday, August 23, when staff joined together to participate in our first Honor Walk, celebrating the life and spirit of Elizabeth “Libby” Hanzl D’Avignon, who had fallen in her Middlebury home and had been declared brain dead here at UVM Medical Center.

   • 2019, Tim Lahey, “Rituals of Honor in Hospital Hallways”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Whether in Idaho or Tennessee or Oregon, hospitals across the United States are holding honor walks as dignified ways to honor each patient’s final contribution.

   • 2020 February 12, Al Letson, Dexter Chris, “The honor walk”, in The Reveal‎^[2]:

     A new ritual called an honor walk is bringing solace to families who’ve lost a loved one and consented to have their organs donated.