Registering to become an organ, eye and tissue donor is fast and easy! Click on your state of residence below to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor today! If you are registered through your state’s department of motor vehicles (or motor vehicle administration), you do not need to re-register online. TheRead More …
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Community Partners
Be a Champion for Donation! WRTC has worked with all of the local and national community partners listed below. If you would like your community supported organization to support and champion organ and tissue donation, call us to let us know about potential sponsorship opportunities! NBC4 Health & Fitness ExpoRead More …
Donor Family Gathering
Each spring WRTC dedicates a day to honor and remember those individuals who have given the ultimate gift — the Gift of Life. Donor families join recipients, transplant surgeons, members of the WRTC staff and Board of Directors and many others in the transplant community to pay tribute to ourRead More …
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WRTC Services
Recovery Donor Family Hospitals Community Recovery Services As the federally-designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the Washington region, WRTC is responsible for responding to every potential organ, tissue and eye donation. All hospitals are required by law to call their local OPO on every death and every imminent death. With oneRead More …
Kidney Donation Frequently Asked Questions
Today in the United States there are almost as many living kidney donors as deceased. In many cases those who are listed at a transplant center may have friends or family members who wish to be considered as a candidate for the gift. The five kidney transplant centers in theRead More …