Updated waitlist numbers

Each day at any given time, there are thousands of men, women and children waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States. These are people’s parents, children, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, aunts, uncles, grandparents, best friends and neighbors who are all waiting for a second chance at life. On average, 18 people a day will die waiting, and every 12 minutes a new name will be added to this long list of people who are waiting. The only way to make a difference is to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor, so make sure to encourage family and friends to take action and join the Maryland donor registry (or their state’s donor registry if they are not Maryland residents).

	Local Maryland Waiting List	National Waiting List
Kidney	1,684	89,271
Liver	401	16,178
Pancreas	27	1,350
Kidney/Pancreas	35	2,161
Heart	57	3,184
Lung	31	1,759
Heart/Lung	1	69
Intestines	0	252
Total	2,197	111,601

As of 7/22/2011 via http://www.UNOS.org

 

To register as an organ, eye and tissue donor in Maryland, visit www.donatelifemaryland.org. If you are not a Maryland resident, visit www.donatelife.net to find your state’s online donor registry.

Be someone’s hero. Register as an organ, eye and tissue donor today.