As of last fall, the national branch of the campaign announced that more than 100 million U.S. residents had registered as organ and tissue donors in state registries.
A release from Mid Coast Hospital states that close to 112,000 patients are on the national organ transplant waiting list — a demand that the “Donate Life” campaign said is hard to meet through the currently registered donors.
The goal for this year’s campaign is 20 million new registered donors, according to that release, and Mid Coast Hospital is joining the campaign during April — National Donate Life Month — through public information efforts and flying the “Donate Life” flag in front of the hospital.
For more information on the campaign, visit www.donatelife.net.
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