A Day of One Hero

LifeNet Health saves record number of lives through organ donation in 2022

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeNet Health, the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization for most of Virginia, achieved a fifth consecutive record year for organ donation in 2022.

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  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeNet Health, the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization for most of Virginia, achieved a fifth consecutive record year for organ donation in 2022.
  • LifeNet Health's One Hero program seeks to advance health equity in organ donation and transplantation by increasing access among Black Virginians.
  • She saved four lives through organ donation and was recently honored on the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade.
  • One donor can help save the lives of nine people through organ donation and restore health for more than 150 people through tissue donation.