Donate Life Capital Region
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 Today, nearly 100,000 people wait for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States, including over 9,000 New Yorkers. Every 14 minutes, another name is added to the waiting list. Thousands more wait for a tissue transplant that can significantly enhance quality of life. You have the power to save lives. By becoming an organ and tissue donor, one person can help save or enhance the lives of up to 50 people. Register now to become an organ donor.
WGNA/Buzz 105.7, Albany Medical Center, The Center for Donation & Transplant and regional departments have launched a campaign to encourage Capital Region residents to enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry.
 Make the decision to donate life. Together, as a community, we can help the thousands of people waiting for the gift of life.
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Center for Donation and Transplant
The Center for Donation and Transplant is a non-profit health care organization that coordinates the retrieval of donated organs and tissue at more than 46 hospitals throughout northeastern New York state and western Vermont. CDT ensures that the option of donation is offered to the family in an informative and compassionate manner, and provides long-term support and comfort to families and hospital personnel involved in the donation process. Visit the Center for Donation and Transplant >> |
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| Kidney transplant recipient, Kyle Hommel |
Gifts of Life Stories
When Kyle Hommel was placed on the kidney transplant waiting list, his family was optimistic that he would not wait long. But after nine grueling months and no options in sight...MORE>>
Kidney Patient Gets Break
Kenneth F. Garnsey Jr. knew since he was 10 years old that a day would come when he would need a kidney transplant. What the 32-year-old could not have anticipated, however, was the 15 friends who would jump at the opportunity to donate theirs...MORE>>
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How to Become a Donor
There are currently almost 100,000 patients waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people will need a tissue transplant this year. You have the power to help...MORE>> |
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Will my medical treatment suffer if I am a donor?
Many individuals fear that once they are declared donors their own medical treatment in a hospital will suffer, because their doctor will be more interested in their organs than saving their lives...MORE>> |
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| Enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry today |
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