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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

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