Gift of Life Donor Program is the Nation\’s Leader in Organ Donation

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gift of Life Donor Program – the non-profit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware – led the nation once again with the highest number of organ donors recorded by an OPO. The organization proudly celebrated its 40 ^thanniversary in 2014, and built on its strong track record by successfully coordinating 1,133 life-saving organ transplants from 447 generous donors. Gift of Life recovered the tissue from 2,458 giving individuals, whose donations may benefit up to 60,000 people – including bone donations that have repaired fractures and prevented amputations, skin donations that have healed burn patients and heart valve donations that have repaired life-threatening defects. This number also includes 2,173 cornea donations that will give the gift of sight to recipients. Since each donor is able to save the lives of up to eight people through organ donation and enhance the lives of up to 50 individuals through tissue donation, these gifts are far-reaching and hugely impactful.