INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Donor Network is celebrating a milestone.
In the first six months of this year, more than 500 people have received an organ transplant from a Hoosier.
“That’s all transplants that we have facilitated from Indiana organ donors,” says Indiana Donor Network President/CEO Kellie Tremain. “500 people have gotten a transplant from Hoosier donors.”
That puts the organization on pace to have its best year ever. Tremain says there are many reasons that 2021 has been successful.
“We’ve been working really hard with our hospital partners to identify more people who are eligible for an organ donation,” she said. “More people are also saying yes to being a donor. And our team has been working hard to innovate and really manage the donors to the best of their ability.”
However, she says there is still a lot of work to do. 1,000 Hoosiers are still waiting for a transplant right now. Across the country, someone is added to the waiting list every ten minutes, and 20 people die every day while waiting. That’s why you’re being encouraged to sign up to be an organ donor. You can do it at the BMV, through the DNR when you apply for or renew your hunting or fishing license, and on Indiana Donor Network’s website.
