EEH joins Gift of Hope, HRSA organ donor registration campaign

Edward-Elmhurst Health has joined Gift of Hope in the Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.

The purpose of this initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in collaboration with Gift of Hope, is to expand awareness about the benefits of organ and tissue donation and increase donor registration.

There are more than 112,000 people in the U.S. who are waiting for an organ transplant. While 95% of U.S. adults support organ donation, only 58% are registered as donors.

By becoming a registered organ and tissue donor, people could someday:

• Save up to 8 lives through organ donation
• Restore sight in up to 2 people through eye donation
• Heal more than 25 people through tissue donation

Since the program’s inception in 2011, the campaign has generated more than 552,000 donor registrations.

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network is a not-for-profit organization that coordinates organ and tissue donation and provides public education on donation in Illinois and northwest Indiana. To learn more about organ and tissue donation visit GiftofHope.org.