Staff at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus raised the flag for NJ Sharing Network in honor of all donor heroes and helped boost area organ donor enrollment in a nationally recognized effort.
of organs available for transplant. A campaign promoting these efforts nationwide has added more than 443,000 donor enrollments to state registries nationwide, according to the HRSA.
LIFE-CHANGING POSSIBILITIES
GIVING THE
GIFT OF LIFE RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ORGAN DONATIONS HELPS BOOST DONOR ENROLLMENT.
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ver 100,000 people in the “At RWJBarnabas Health [RWJBH], we United States are waiting for a care for courageous donors and their lifesaving transplant, and nearly families who help save lives.” 4,000 live in New Jersey, according MMCSC recently received Platinum to NJ Sharing Network, a federally Level recognition from the U.S. designated nonprofit organ procurement Department of Health and Human organization. Tens of thousands more Services’ Health Resources and Services people need life-enhancing tissue or Administration (HRSA) for increasing corneal transplants each year. enrollment in the National Donate Life “Our team works closely with NJ registry and spreading the lifesaving Sharing Network to steward the gift of message of organ and tissue donation. life through advocacy as well as recovery Ultimately, this boosts the number of donated organs and tissue,” says Katherine Marino, BSN, To register as an organ and tissue donor, RN, Director of Critical Care at Monmouth Medical Center visit www.njsharingnetwork.org/register. Southern Campus (MMCSC).
One organ and tissue donor can save eight lives and enhance the lives of over 75 others. Organs that can be donated are the heart, kidneys (the body has two), pancreas, lungs (two), liver, and intestines. Tissue donation is life-changing. Donated corneas help restore sight. Skin grafts heal burn victims and are used for breast reconstruction post-mastectomy. Healthy heart valves are lifesaving to those with diseased valves. Bone grafts, ligaments and tendons are used to repair injured or diseased bones and joints. The gift of donation can also come from living donors. Kidneys and livers may be donated from living people to waiting recipients in need. “RWJBH offers the most experienced kidney and pancreas transplantation programs in the region,” Marino says. “At MMCSC, we’re ready to help anyone who wants to learn more about organ and tissue donation and help transform lives.”
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