In August 2020, WRTC began an exciting multidisciplinary initiative focused on identifying opportunities to better meet the needs of donor families, increase the number of organs donated, and improve the overall donation process. The Potential Organ Donor (POD) Work Group is a collaboration among several departments including Clinical Services, CommunityRead More …
Month: October 2021
Research Happenings
So far in 2021, WRTC has recovered 154 non-transplantable organs and tissues from benevolent donors for important medical research. These gifts are helping to saving lives because our research partners use the organs and tissue to learn more about disease and develop new and innovative therapies for patients. Coming soon,Read More …
Data Shows Organ Procurement Organizations are Saving More Lives Than Ever Before
Amidst debate over federal changes to the organ donation and transplantation industry, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) announced that the United States is on track to exceed 40,000 organ transplants by the year-end. This represents an 11% increase in the number of organ transplants from deceased donors fromRead More …
Behind-the-Scenes: Rafael’s Story
Twenty years ago, Rafael Henriquez immigrated to Washington, DC from Mexico City, Mexico. Rafael, a journalist by trade, is the Executive Producer for the Univision television news program Política Ya, which covers events affecting the Hispanic community in the U.S. While sharing stories about events impacting people’s lives, Rafael hadRead More …
Need for Minority Organ Donors
https://www.nbcwashington.com/community/news-4-your-sunday/news-4-your-sunday-need-for-minority-organ-donors/2820868/