State-of-the-art facility will support initiatives focused on drug discovery, tissue engineering and translational-research collaborations

Analysis presented at SAWC shows up to 94 percent cost reduction for treating complex DFUs — with an average of just one application

May 8, 2019 — SAN ANTONIO, Texas — LifeNet Health’s Dermacell AWM® acellular dermal matrix reduced the cost to heal complex Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) by up to 94 percent compared to a leading viable cryopreserved human placental membrane (vCHPM), according to a cost analysis being presented at the SAWC Spring conference. 

LifeNet Health invests in state-of-the-art Virginia Beach
satellite facility

Facility expansion is the first of multi-phase U.S. infrastructure investments that generate more than 200 new jobs in Virginia and support life-saving global regenerative medicine programs

April 24, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — LifeNet Health, the world’s leading provider of regenerative medicine solutions, this week unveiled the first phase of its state-of-the-art Virginia Beach processing facility, which strengthens the company’s operational and logistical capabilities and supports its efforts to save and improve lives around the world.

LifeNet Health celebrates National Donate Life Month
Impact of donation highlighted by retired local police officer who is among the longest-living heart recipients 

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 1, 2019) — Lt. Pat Tauro, a retired Norfolk police officer, knows firsthand about the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation. More than three decades ago, the stress of his job and a family history of health challenges left him with a failing heart. He received a second chance at life in early 1986. It was the final, selfless gift of a 19-year-old athlete who died in a motorcycle accident.

LifeNet Health features best-in-class orthobiologic solutions at AAOS Annual Meeting

Exhibit offers interactive graft experience and clinician perspective on innovative grafts for bone healing and joint repair

LAS VEGAS — March 13, 2019 — LifeNet Health, the world’s leading provider of regenerative medicine solutions, is highlighting its advanced biomaterials at the 2019 AAOS Annual Meeting exhibition (Booth #2437) March 13-15 in Las Vegas. In addition to its comprehensive portfolio of allograft implants, LifeNet Health will be featuring solutions for bone healing, rotator cuff repair and foot osteotomies.

This National Donor Day, Learn More About Tissue Donation and Help Save Lives

By Jeff Leuschen

When people are asked about registering to donate, they often think of organ donation. Many don’t know what tissue donation is or that it is just as life-changing. As a firefighter, I know the impact of tissue donation firsthand. When a tragedy such as a death occurs, first responders like me know we must work quickly and carefully on scene to ensure people’s wishes to donate are honored. But recently, I became the one in need of a life-saving gift.

LifeNet Health reports record year for organ transplants
Organ Procurement division supported nearly 500 transplants,
 mirroring national growth in life-saving procedures       

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 25, 2019) — LifeNet Health facilitated a record number of organ transplants in its service area last year — 497 in total — a reflection of the growing number of Virginians who choose to be organ and tissue donors. 

As one of 58 federally designated Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), LifeNet Health coordinates organ donation throughout most of Virginia and part of West Virginia. The increase in transplants stems from growing participation in Virginia’s donor registry, which includes more than 4 million adults, as well as effective collaboration between LifeNet Health and transplant centers across the commonwealth.

Bryan Herrington, an organ and tissue donor from Pensacola, is being honored on the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade® float on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif. He is being featured among the float’s 44 floragraphs — a portrait made of organic materials such as seeds, spices and crushed flowers — that honor organ, tissue and eye donors from across the country.

Heart on Southwest Airlines flight provided life-saving gifts
Donated heart received in time to prepare tissue grafts
used to repair heart damage and defects

Virginia Beach, Va. (Dec. 14, 2018) — The heart that was inadvertently left on board a Southwest Airlines plane in Seattle on Sunday, Dec. 9, made it to LifeNet Health’s Pacific Northwest facility in time to provide two potentially life-saving cardiac tissue grafts.

If you are a registered organ, eye and tissue donor, chances are great that you became one when you visited your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Adding the heart to your license is something that more than 140 million Americans made the decision to do when they became registered donors at the DMV. As a show of thanks for these efforts, this year organ and tissue organizations across the country celebrate Sept. 24-28 as National DMV Appreciation Week.