Fifth consecutive record year for organ donors led to more than 630 lifesaving transplants last year

Virginia Beach, Va. (Jan. 11, 2023) — LifeNet Health, the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization for most of Virginia, achieved a fifth consecutive record year for organ donation in 2022.

Virginia Beach, Va. (Aug. 23, 2022) – LifeNet Health continues to advance the conversation about health equity in organ donation and transplantation. Our Multicultural Community Affairs Director Kia Potts and donor family member Yvonne Wild spoke to the Virginian-Pilot recently to raise awareness. View the story.

Virginia Beach, Va. (Aug. 17, 2022) – LifeNet Health’s Multicultural Community Affairs Director, Kia Potts, spoke to CBS 6 News Richmond about our efforts to promote health equity in organ donation and transplantation. View the story.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 2, 2021) — LifeNet Health, the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) that facilitates organ donation and transplantation throughout Virginia, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States.   

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 8, 2021) — LifeNet Health, Virginia’s federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), coordinated a record 616 organ transplants in 2020, exceeding the previous year’s record by 31 organs. It is the third consecutive record year for transplants in LifeNet Health’s service area. In all, 237 organ donors saved the lives of 555 patients — some of whom received multiple organs —through the selfless gift of donation.

Thaxton, Va. (Dec. 31, 2019) — Andrew Madison was known as an energetic and loving person, one who packed a lot of joy into his short life. A native of Thaxton, Va., Andrew became a heart recipient at age 6 and a tissue donor after his death at age 14. He will be honored on this year’s Donate Life Rose Parade^® float on Jan. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif.

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.