Organ Donation

Statistics and Data

One organ and tissue donor can help over 50 people.

National waiting list: Almost 90,000 men, women and children in the United States are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.

Sadly, 17 people die each day waiting for a transplant.

At any one time there are more than 1,200 people in the Northwest waiting for a transplant.

Last year, LifeCenter Northwest Organ Donation Network facilitated 174 organ donors, saving the lives of 515 people.

How to become an organ donor

Register online at www.livinglegacyregistry.org
Call the Living Legacy Foundation at LifeCenter Northwest toll-free at 1 (877) 275-5269 to request that a registry brochure be mailed to you.
Say ‘yes’ to organ donation when renewing your driver’s license. Washington residents who already have a heart on their driver’s license are automatically added to the Living Legacy Registry.

Source: Sacred Heart Medical Center