Organ Donation Unit of Study Introduced in New York City Public Schools
LiveOnNY and the NYC Department of Education Team Up to Educate Teens About Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation New York, NY, March 8, 2018 — After years of collaboration, LiveOnNY and the New York City Department of Education are rolling out a five-lesson...
2020 Donate Life Transplant Games to be Held at New Jersey Meadowlands
NJ Sharing Network, along with 12,000 Transplant Recipients, Living Donors, Donor Families and Supporters to Celebrate Life in July, 2020 NEW PROVIDENCE & EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, February 27, 2018– Officials from the Transplant Games of America® (TGA) today announced...
OneLegacy Announces Opening of California’s First Dedicated Transplant Recovery Center
Redlands Facility Designed to Improve Donation Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Thousands Waiting to Receive the Gift of Life Through an Organ, Eye or Tissue Donation (LOS ANGELES – February 7, 2018) — OneLegacy has announced the opening of California’s first dedicated...
Diane Brockmeier Joins Baldrige Foundation Board of Directors
The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award appointed Diane Brockmeier, President and CEO of Mid-America Transplant, to a two-year term on its Board of Directors. “Following the Baldrige Framework for Excellence has made a tremendous impact in the...
LifeCenter Northwest saves more lives than ever before in 2017
(SEATTLE, WA) - For the sixth consecutive year, LifeCenter Northwest (LCNW) - the federally designated, nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Alaska, Montana, North Idaho, and Washington - has achieved major milestones for both the number of organ...
Lifebanc Facilitates a Record Number of Organ, Eye & Tissue Donors in 2017
CLEVELAND (Jan. 12, 2018) – Lifebanc facilitated the organ donations of 155 people from Northeast Ohio in 2017, a new record for the region. The gifts of those 155 donors saved the lives of 418 people. There were 150 organ donors in Northeast Ohio in 2016. Lifebanc,...
TransLife Organ and Tissue Donation Services Saves Record Number of Lives in 2017
(Orlando, FL) January 5, 2018 - TransLife Organ and Tissue Donation Services, the not-for-profit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO), is proud to announce that in 2017, more lives were saved because of Central Florida organ donor heroes than...
Gift of Life Breaks Two National Records for Organ Donation in 2017
Most Generous Region in United States 10 Years in a Row (Philadelphia, PA) – Gift of Life Donor Program is the leading organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States for the 10th consecutive year, with the successful coordination of life-saving organs from...
Washington Regional Transplant Community Breaks Organ Recovery Record
(Falls Church, VA) - For the second year in a row, Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC), the Washington D.C. area’s non-profit organ procurement organization, surpassed expectations by recovering and allocating 444 life-saving organs in 2017 - an...
LifeLink of Georgia Toy Drive for Children of Puerto Rico
(Atlanta, GA) - To spread some extra Holiday Joy, LifeLink of Georgia staff recently participated in a toy drive to provide toys to children in Puerto Rico, many of whom remain without electricity or running water. The toys were shipped to our LifeLink of Puerto Rico...