The Facts of Life

Currently, more than 116,000 people in the United States are waiting for organ transplants. A million more suffer with conditions that can be successfully treated with donated corneas or Tissue.

There are 1,774 men, women and children, living right here in NE Ohio, on the national waiting list.

1,306	Waiting for a Kidney
235	Waiting for a Liver
26	Waiting for a Pancreas
59	Waiting for a Kidney/Pancreas
106	Waiting for a Heart
115	Waiting for a Lung
2	Waiting for a Heart/Lung
6	Waiting for Intestine

Every 10 minutes a new name is added to the national waiting list. On average, 18 people in the U.S. will die today because an organ isn't available in time. One organ donor can save eight lives, while one tissue donor can enhance the lives of more than 50 people.

Find out more:

The Donation Process
Truths About Organ and Tissue Donation
Religious Views on Organ and Tissue Donation