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Did You Know?

  • Currently, more than 110,000 Americans, including over 700 Kentuckians, are registered on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list for donated organs.
  • A new name is added to the waiting list every 14 minutes.
  • Approximately15 -18 people die each day, waiting for a life-saving organ that was not donated in time.
  • Transplantable organs include the kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and small bowel.
  • Transplantable tissues include bone, cartilage, skin, corneas, heart valves, saphenous veins, tendons and ligaments.
  • One individual donor can provide organs, bone and tissues for more than 50 people in need.
  • More than 500,000 Americans are treated with transplantable bone, tendon and ligament tissues each year.
  • In 2010, 379 successful organ transplants were performed in Kentucky.  It is estimated that twice as many could have been performed if more people said “YES” to donation.
  • By law, donation is the right of every American, age 18 and older.  Hospitals are obligated, by law, to identify potential donors and to inform families of their right to donate.
  • Individuals may indicate their wish to be a donor by placing their name on the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry when renewing their driver’s license or state identification card at their local Circuit Court Clerk’s office or by visiting www.DonateLifeKY.org.
  • Acceptable donors range from newborns to senior citizens.