Merger of Two Leading Mid-Atlantic Organ Procurement Organizations to Occur in New Year Today leadership at Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC) and The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland (The LLF) proudly announced that the new name of our combined organ procurement organization (OPO) will be Infinite Legacy. An Infinite LegacyRead More …
Author: Jecoliah Daniels
U.S. reaches historic milestone of 1 million transplants
https://unos.org/news/u-s-reaches-1-million-transplants/
Apu’s Story: A Gift Threefold
Haga clic aquí para leer la historia de Apu en español. Life was good for Apurva Patel or “Apu” as those close to him call him until the summer of 2017. It was then that Apu noticed he felt fatigued on his 10-minute walks to the gym. “I figured maybeRead More …
NDRI Presents Empowering Research and Discovery Award to Washington Regional Transplant Community, Recognizing Outstanding Commitment to Advancing Research
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220628006026/en/NDRI-Presents-Empowering-Research-and-Discovery-Award-to-Washington-Regional-Transplant-Community-Recognizing-Outstanding-Commitment-to-Advancing-Research
Capital Pride: WRTC on being meaningful community advocates all year round
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Two Leading Mid-Atlantic Organ Procurement Organizations Announce Merger
Washington Regional Transplant Community and The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland will serve over 9 million people in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC), the nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and three counties in suburban Maryland, and The Living LegacyRead More …
WRTC Achieves Best Month on Record in May
In May, WRTC had its best month ever recovering 76 organs for transplant from 22 donors. This milestone would not be possible without the generous gifts provided by our hero organ donors and their courageous families. Congrats to our amazing clinical team for all their efforts on this achievement.
WRTC Recovers Ovaries for NIH Infertility Study
WRTC is one of three organ procurement organizations (OPOs) partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an important medical research study. This time, NIH is studying ovaries from deceased organ donors to better understand Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), a serious chronic condition with no cure that affects womenRead More …
A Beautiful Soul that Lives On
Michelle Ramos or “Shell” as her family and friends fondly called her was mesmerized by life and love. She was a deep thinker who kept a journal to document her thoughts and philosophies on matters close to her heart. Shell loved intensely and was on a journey to better understandRead More …
Honoring Organ Donor Hero Abbie Bachmore at NASCAR
In recognition of Donate Life Month, WRTC teamed up with Donate Life Virginia to honor organ donor hero Abbie Bachmore in a special way. Abbie, who was 12 years old at the time of her unexpected death, saved four lives as an organ donor in February 2021. On April 2,Read More …