Lily Delaney was born and raised in Guatemala. When she was 24, Lily moved to the United States after graduating from nursing school. 1972 ended up being a monumental year for Lily because, in addition to moving to a new country, she also met her husband Joseph. “I fell inRead More …
WRTC was able to educate thousands of people about organ, eye and tissue donation thanks to 10 local high school seniors who participated in the 2020 Leslie A. Ebert Legacy of Life Scholarship Program. The students submitted creative and persuasive video and essay submissions explaining why there is a criticalRead More …
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/06/09/organ-donation-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76ft2OyVZE In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, WRTC is recognizing the Philippine Nurses Association of Metropolitan DC. We were honored to virtually present them with a $5,000 check on NBC4 for their organ, eye and donation advocacy efforts in their community. During AAPI Heritage Month,Read More …
In 2020, Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC) continues to prioritize the recovery and allocation of non-transplantable organs and tissues for important medical research initiatives. In February, Immanuel Rasool, Manager of Research & Living Donation, presented on the topic of research to hundreds of donation and transplantation professionals at the AssociationRead More …
23-year-old Holly Blankenship of Mechanicsville, MD, had a heart of gold. She was an incredibly positive person who found joy in helping others and that’s why she excelled at her job as a nurse technician at St. Mary’s Hospital. In July 2017, Holly unexpectedly lost her life from injuries sustainedRead More …
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to encourage people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. Across the United States, there are more than 112,000 patients on the national transplant waiting list who needRead More …
Twenty years ago, Sandra Ramirez and her husband immigrated to Ashburn, Virginia from Peru for a better life. After settling into their life in the United States, Sandra was overjoyed to learn she was pregnant with a baby boy. However, she endured a difficult pregnancy and had to deliver theRead More …
Deanne Blankenship, founder of Holly’s Heart Foundation, and Donor Sister Kelly Hartge discuss the importance of registering to be an organ donor on the NBC4 Midday Show. For more information about Holly’s Heart Foundation and how it is bringing comfort to donor families, visit HollysHeartFoundation.org.
