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The National Perspective
Organ Procurement Organizations The fifty-eight Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) serving the nation represent a unique aspect of the health care system. These community-based, non-profit organizations are designated by the federal government to recover organs from deceased donors for transplantation. Indeed, they are the only organizations charged with such a responsibility. Since the creation of the OPO structure in […]
Lifeline of Ohio Facilitates First Adult DCD Heart Donation in the United States
On Sunday, December 1, two milestones in the field of organ donation were achieved thanks to the decision of a registered donor. Lifeline of Ohio facilitated donations from a 26-year old Ohio man who has become the first adult in the United States to donate his heart after circulatory death and the first to give […]
Workplace Partners Webpage Launched to Inspire Donation Awareness
Lifeline of Ohio invites your company, hospital or organization to join us in raising awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. The solution to this staggering crisis is one in which everyone can play a role. By learning or sharing more about the dramatic difference one individual can make in saving and enhancing lives through […]
Flags Across Ohio
With nearly 115,000 individuals on the national waiting list for life-saving organ transplants, the need for more registered organ, eye and tissue donors in the U.S. is critical. An estimated 20 people – men, women and children – die each day for lack of an available organ. In Ohio alone, more than 2,900 are currently […]
Pamper & Polish Event Supports Donor Families
On Sunday, May 14, Lifeline of Ohio hosted its first “Pamper & Polish” event to support donor mothers who lost a child and donor daughters who lost their mothers. This event, created by Bereavement Services Coordinator Julie Armsey, was meant to “lift up our donor family mothers and daughters and offer hope in what is […]
Donor Memorial Unveiling
On National Blue and Green Day, Friday, April 21, the new Lifeline of Ohio Donor Memorial was unveiled. More than 600 were in attendance to honor the heroes of organ, eye and tissue donation. The design of our new Memorial was strongly influenced by a committee of stakeholders organized to provide feedback about the current […]
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