New Mexico Donor Services Saves Lives by the Numbers in 2024
February 5, 2025
New Mexico Donor Services (NMDS) served 90 organ donor heroes whose gifts resulted in 207 lifesaving organ transplants in 2024.
Tennessee Donor Services Saves Lives by the Numbers in 2024
February 5, 2025
Tennessee Donor Services (TDS) served 488 organ donor heroes whose gifts resulted in 1,371 lifesaving organ transplants in 2024.
The Life-Saving Organ Trail
December 16, 2024
Every time someone died in a hospital in the greater Sacramento area in 2023, Sierra Donor Services was on the case. Sierra Donor Services is one of 55 federally designated OPOs that coordinate organ recovery from deceased individuals at hospitals. This arrangement dates to Congress’ passage of the National Organ Transplant Act in 1984, with agencies like the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services providing oversight. The service is vital, with over 100,000 people on the national waiting list for an organ and 5,600 people dying annually waiting, according to Donate Life America.
Former Sacramento Kings Player Scot Pollard Promotes Organ Donation
December 12, 2024
Former Sacramento Kings player, Scot Pollard, has teamed up with Sierra Donor Services to raise awareness about the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. In his heartfelt video message, Pollard shares his experience as a transplant recipient and urges viewers to register to become an organ and tissue donor.