Gift of Life Donor Care Center opens at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
First intensive care unit of its kind in Northeast U.S. will maximize each deceased organ donor’s life-saving impact
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Philadelphia woman receives new kidney years after her daughter donated
Althea Fogle understands the importance of organ and tissue donation as the mother to a donor hero and the recipient of a life-saving kidney transplant
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Fundraiser volleyball game held at Penn State York campus in honor of late player
The school’s volleyball team remembered their late teammate, Courtney Groft, who died in a car crash last year.
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Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Announces 2022-2023 Winners
Program awarded $5,000 in college scholarships to organ and tissue transplant recipients
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Heart transplant recipient becomes world-traveling gold-medal athlete
By Matt Iadonisi via 6abc PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — “I would not believe, at 67, I’m still like, doing the long jump,” said Janet Dennis. Dennis never considered herself a very […]
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Minority Donor Awareness Month WATCH: “Lasting Impact: The Importance of Donation”
Hosted by Dr. Onuoha We are celebrating National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) throughout August to increase organ donor registrations among communities of color, which make up nearly 60 percent […]
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Not your average gold medal winner: ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think that with a heart transplant that I could do these kind of things.’
By Paul Muschick, Morning Call If you haven’t considered becoming an organ donor, there’s someone you should meet. Neal Stansbury of North Whitehall Township is a shining example of the […]
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A liver transplant saved my life. Now I represent Philly in the Transplant Games.
My mom encouraged me to start, and this is my first games without her. She died last year, and we donated her tissue. Now, I’m representing recipients and donor families. […]
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2022 HAP Donate Life PA Hospital Challenge honorees announced
More than 100 Pennsylvania hospitals support organ donation through awareness, education
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New medical program gets students of color excited about STEM
The innovative program is funded by a grant from the Transplant Foundation, an affiliate of Gift of Life Donor Program
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