New England Donor Services Blog

Blue and Green Walks – 2023

New England Donor Services looks forward to hosting our 2023 Blue & Green Walk/5Ks in two locations this year; the first in Connecticut (Sunday, April 30, Bloomfield, CT) and next in Massachusetts (Sunday, October 29,...

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Why Opt-out and Presumed Consent Donation Is Not a Good Idea for the U.S.

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...

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Pawtucket man honored on Donate Life float in Rose Parade

  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...

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U.S. Reaches One Million Transplants Milestone

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...

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MODERN HEALTHCARE: An organ for every eligible transplant recipient may be within our grasp

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...

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