Organ Donation
Statistics and Data
More than 1,600 of our Northwest neighbors - and more than 100,000 men, women and children nation wide are currently in need of life-saving organ transplants.
Every 13 minutes another person is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.
An average of 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant.
In 2009, LifeCenter Northwest facilitated 119 organ donors and 154 tissue donors, saving the lives of 369 people and enhancing the lives of countless others.
One donor can save or enhance the lives of more than 50 people.
More than 46,000 cornea transplants are performed every year, returning the gift of sight to those who have lost their vision.
More than 1 million tissue transplants take place annually, with the need for surgical tissue continues to rise.
How to become an organ donor
- Register online at the Living Legacy Foundation's website Donate Life Today (serving Montana and Washington)
- Contact the Living Legacy Foundation at LifeCenter Northwest toll-free at 1 (877) 275-5269 or via email at info@donatelifetoday.com 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: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration's Organ Procurement and Transplatation Network (OPTN) website.
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