Organ Donation

On Friday, the families of Michigan organ donors will be among those attending the unveiling of a new Memory Wall at Hurley Medical Center. The memorial wall, the first of its kind in the region, will include photos of organ donors and will be located in the corridor adjacent to Hurley Medical Center's chapel on the ground floor...

Donor hospitals from across the state, including Hurley Medical Center, were recognized nationally this week for outstanding accomplishments in organ donation. Medals of Honor are granted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Michigan received a special national award Wednesday for its dramatic growth in the number of registered organ, eye and tissue donors who save and heal lives. Donate Life America presented the “Greatest Improvement in Donor Designation Rate” award to Michigan at the Donate Life National State Team Leader Conference in Grapevine, Texas. Michigan, ...

Michigan’s newest license plate, which encourages organ donation efforts, is now on sale, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced on Monday. The Donate Life plate carries the Donate Life logo and the message: “Be an Organ, Eye & Tissue Donor.” A portion ...

State Senator John Gleason (D-Flushing) and his wife Karen will be among the first of Michigan residents to purchase the new Gift of License plate when they go on sale Monday morning through the Secretary of State. Gleason, a transplant recipient himself, was the sponsor of the legislation that created the fundraising plates...

State Senator John Gleason (D-Flushing) will be one of five Genesee County athletes participating in the Transplant Games of America. The Games, a multi-sport festival event for athletes who have undergone life-saving transplant surgeries and living donors, will be held in Grand Rapids...

State Senator John Gleason (D-Flushing) thanked generous contributors who are helping to draw attention to Michigan's new charitable license plate that supports Gift of Life and organ donation. Many businesses and organizations from across the state contributed to a billboard campaign to raise awareness to the cause...

Mark Zuckerberg wants to use Facebook to help those languishing at the tail end of organ donation lists. So, starting today, the close to 200 million Facebook users in the United States and the United Kingdom will have the option to add that they are organ donors on their Facebook timeline.