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The facts about organ donation in the U.S. Greater By AlissA EdwArds No NumBER Of PEOPlE Gift AwAiting an Organ Transplant Who Die Each Day 18 8 By the time you finish digesting these statistics—about 10 minutes from now—another person will be added to the national transplant waiting list. And thanks to the generosity of organ donors and their families, many will receive the lifesaving transplants they need—but thousands more will die before they receive one. Here are the facts about organ donation. NumbeR Of Lives You Could Save by Becoming an Organ Donor In addition to saving lives, organ donors also can enhance many more through tissue donation, which helps patients recover from everything from trauma to burns. That’s an average of 77 each day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports. Number of Americans Who Receive Transplants Each Year 28,000 100 million / 112,800 As of this writing, the United Network for Organ Sharing reports that nearly 113,000 Americans were awaiting transplants, a number that grows by the day. Americans Awaiting Organ Transplant Number of Registered American Organ Donors as of October 2011 40 Vim & Vigor • FALL 2 012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil’s Feature
Good Times for a Good Cause
Warm Fuzzies
30 Days to Better Sleep
I Can’t Ask My Doctor That!
He Said, She Said
Hold On to Your Health
Still A Screening Star
Your Joints: An Owner’s Manual
Weighing Your Options
No Greater Gift
Weather Alert
Virtual Health
PrimeTime Health
From the Heart
Putting Everything in Place
Out of the White Coat
Transforming Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center