by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of the policy prescriptions often raised to increase donation in the US is the idea of defaulting all US citizens to being registered organ donors and requiring those who wish not to donate to affirmatively remove themselves as donors. This policy would presume...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
New England Donor Services was pleased to sponsor a floral portrait of Rhode Island organ donor Joseph Keenan on this year’s Donate Life Tournament of Roses Parade float. Joseph died suddenly in 2018 at the age of 48 and was an organ donor. Through the donated...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
On September 9, 2022, the United States achieved its 1 millionth organ transplant. Of the million U.S. transplants performed, more than half have occurred since 2007, a sustained trend of system-wide increases made possible by the ongoing expansion of more equitable...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jul 11, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Modern Healthcare magazine recently featured a piece authored by three of the nation’s foremost experts on organ donation. Combined, the authors have over 100 years of expertise in the field as donation professionals and as CEOs of federally designated Organ...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jun 2, 2022 | Milestone
3,000th Heart Transplanted from a New England Donor New England Donor Services coordinates the donation of the 3,000th heart for transplant from donors in the region. (BOSTON) – This week, the 3,000th donated heart was recovered in New England for use in a...
