In the United States, more than 106,000 men, women and children are waiting for organs for transplantation (kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreas and intestines). Of these:
- Approximately 9,500 are in New York State.
- More than 8,000 of them live right here, in the greater New York metropolitan area (the area served by the New York Organ Donor Network).
There are 13 million people in the greater New York metropolitan area, the region served by the New York Organ Donor Network. However:
- In 2009, there were just 285 deceased organ donors in the greater New York metropolitan area.
- The consent rate for organ donation from deceased donors in the greater New York metropolitan area in 2009 was 64 percent.That means approximately one-third of families say “no” to saving lives through donation.
More than a million people in the United States need tissue, whole eye and cornea transplants each year.
- Thousands of people in the greater New York metropolitan area are depending upon donors for life-saving and life-improving eye, cornea and tissue transplants. Tissues include skin, bone and heart valves.
- Each day, an average of 18 people die while waiting for organs in the United States because no donors could be found for them.
- Every 11 minutes, a new name is added to the national waiting list for organs in the United States.
You have the power to save many lives:
- Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure. One organ donor can save up to eight lives. One organ donor can give kidneys, pancreas, liver, lungs, heart and intestines.
- One tissue donor can save or improve the quality of life for up to 50 people. For example, donors can help others by restoring eyesight, helping to fight infections in burn patients, providing a heart valve to a desperately ill patient, and by preventing the loss of mobility and disability.
Enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry at www.SaveLivesNewYork.org
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