As part of national American Hospital Association project, Wentz wrote a personal message in support of organ and tissue donation which was then attached to a rose and placed on the Donate Life float, “Light Up the World” in the internationally televised event.
About 103 Butte Countyresidents are waiting for an organ transplant, part of the more than 120,000 whose transplants are on hold because of the shortage of donors, according to the California Transplant Donor Network. They are among the more than 120,000 people on the national waiting list for organ transplants. Because of a shortage of donors, an average of 18 people on that list die each day without receiving a transplant, according to the California Transplant Donor Network.
If you saw the float, it included 30 riders who received organ transplants, plus the floral portraits of 81 people who became organ and tissue donors. And walking along side were about a dozen people who became living donors to someone else.
About the California Transplant Donor Network
The California Transplant Donor Network saves and improves lives by facilitating organ and tissue donation for transplantation. The California Transplant Donor Network helps 175 hospitals in 41 Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada counties offer the option of organ and tissue donation to families whose loved ones have died, coordinates deceased organ recovery and placement, and provides public education with the hope that every resident will become a donor. The California Transplant Donor Network is federally designated as the region’s organ recovery organization. For information, visit www.ctdn.org.
CEO/President delivered a Rose Parade message
CEO and President Robert J. Wentzliterally had a hand in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day.
As part of national American Hospital Association project, Wentz wrote a personal message in support of organ and tissue donation which was then attached to a rose and placed on the Donate Life float, “Light Up the World” in the internationally televised event.
About 103 Butte Countyresidents are waiting for an organ transplant, part of the more than 120,000 whose transplants are on hold because of the shortage of donors, according to the California Transplant Donor Network. They are among the more than 120,000 people on the national waiting list for organ transplants. Because of a shortage of donors, an average of 18 people on that list die each day without receiving a transplant, according to the California Transplant Donor Network.
If you saw the float, it included 30 riders who received organ transplants, plus the floral portraits of 81 people who became organ and tissue donors. And walking along side were about a dozen people who became living donors to someone else.