The
Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick and
Camden campuses have once again received platinum level recognition from LifeLink™
of Georgia for their efforts to increase organ and tissue donation awareness.
This is the fifth consecutive year the Health System has been recognized
for its efforts. In 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Health System earned platinum
level recognition, and in 2018, gold level recognition.
“Organ and tissue donation provides the gift of life to hundreds
of thousands of people each year through heart, kidney, lung, liver, pancreas,
or intestine transplants,” says Jan Jones, RN, BSN, director, Patient
Care Services. “Without the generosity of donors, the patients waiting
for those vital organs will die. Our efforts to spread organ and tissue
donation awareness is just a small piece of a very large puzzle to help
save lives.”
In addition to organ transplants, donations include tissues, such as bone,
tendons, skin, heart valves and corneas.
“Not many people think of tissues when they think of being a donor,
but burn victims may need skin grafts to heal,” Jones explains.
“Athletes suffering from sports injuries may need a tendon to continue
playing, and patients with damaged or diseased eyes can see again thanks
to corneal transplants. Incredibly, one organ and tissue donor can actually
save or enhance the lives of more than 75 people.”
Southeast Georgia Health System encourages all Georgians to join the state’s organ and tissue donor
registry through a variety of print and digital mediums and online platforms.
Georgians can join the state’s organ and tissue donor registry in
a variety of ways:
-
Visiting
DonateLifeGeorgia.org.
- When obtaining/renewing a driver’s license or identification card
at a local driver’s license office.
- When obtaining a hunting, fishing or trapping license through the Department
of Natural Resources (DNR).
- Calling Donate Life Georgia directly at 1-866-57-SHARE (1-866-577-4273)
to request a registry card.
LifeLink of Georgia is a non-profit community service organization dedicated
to the recovery of organs and tissues for transplantation. Visit
LifeLinkFoundation.org or call 1-800-544-6667 with questions about organ and tissue donation.