A Minute Can Make a Huge Difference: How to Become an Organ & Tissue Donor Today
Registering as an organ and tissue donor takes less than a minute, and there are several easy ways to do it.
Our friends at RWJBarnabas Health are raising awareness about organ and tissue donation this month in honor of Donate Life Month:
- Nearly 4,000 New Jersey residents are on the transplant waiting list.
- 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant each day.
- One tissue donor can enhance the lives of 75 people.
- Your medical care will not be compromised because of your decision to donate.
- There is no cost to be a donor — you're giving an invaluable gift!
To register, visit your local motor vehicle agency, or visit RegisterMe.org. Organs that can be transplanted include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas, and intestine.
The experts at RWJBarnabas Health are working hard to offer hope to patients who once would have been considered ineligible for transplants. They are a world-class leader in transplant research, clinical trials, anti-rejection medications, and many other clinical advances.
In addition, they are among the top 7 kidney transplant programs in the United States, the top 15 heart transplant programs in the nation, and New Jersey’s only lung transplant program. In addition, they have one of the nation's largest living donor kidney transplant programs, which allows qualified donors to give a kidney while living a quality life with their remaining kidney.
To learn more about their important work and to read patient stories, visit Rwjbh.org/transplant.
