While our downloadable fact sheets are being finalized, here are verified facts reporters can use today: Lifebanc is the nonprofit organ procurement organization serving 20 counties in Northeast Ohio, founded in 1986. One donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and heal more than 75 lives through tissue donation. More than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list, including thousands of Ohioans. Current national transplant waiting list data is published by OPTN, the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. For national awareness campaigns and background on donation, reporters can also visit Donate Life America.
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Organ, eye and tissue donors from Northeast Ohio saved more lives in 2017 than ever before
Lifebanc facilitated the organ donations of 155 people from Northeast...Continue reading→
A Place of Comfort and Hope
Bridge to Life, a partner who specializes in preservation solution...Continue reading→
Cleveland Teen is Chosen to Ride on 2018 Donate Life Rose Parade Float
Cleveland native and bone recipient Peter “P.J.” Williams has been...Continue reading→
Cleveland Clinic Performs Third Face Transplant
In a 31-hour surgery on May 11, 2017, Cleveland Clinic...Continue reading→
Lifebanc Facilitates a Record Number of Organ, Eye & Tissue Donors in 2016
A record number of Northeast Ohioans became organ, eye and...Continue reading→
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