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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
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2012 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Vim & Vigor - Fall 2012 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Contents
Opening Thoughts
The Innovator
Snore No More
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
Remaking a Statement
The Highest-Tech Heart Care
Available Just for You!
Age Is Just a Number
Foundation
Auxiliary
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