WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance recognizes statewide Donor Day on Aug. 1

WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance recognizes statewide Donor Day on Aug. 1

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is joining Donate Life West Virginia in recognizing West Virginia Donor Day on Friday, August 1. The date, 8/1, serves as a powerful reminder: just one organ donor has the potential to save…

WVU Thomas Hospital holds event for WV Donor Day to encourage individuals to register to be a donor

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –There are currently 500 West Virginians waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals is stepping up to help change that by emphasizing the importance of donation. Nurses and officials with the hospital held a call to action on Friday to help encourage people to register as an organ donor.…

Heart Failure Survivor Raises Awareness About Organ Donation, Honors Transplant Donor - The Baltimore Times

Bill Soloway had been an avid bicyclist since his teenage years until 2013. He regarded bicycling as transportation, exercise and therapy. Two years before his heart transplant, he biked in charity rides for causes such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer while raising money for them. “I was always one of these guys who wanted […] The post Heart Failure Survivor Raises Awareness About Organ Donation, Honors Transplant Donor appeared first…