LifeCenter Northwest

Our Family’s Transplant Story By: Patrick Moody Last April my brother Dick celebrated his 60th birthday.  60 is always a major milestone.  In Dick’s case, it was quite a bit more than that, because when he was about nine years old our mother was told that Dick would never live to see 30. Dick was [...]

At 8:01 am on July 12th, LifeCenter Northwest CEO, Kevin O’Connor reached the summit of Mt. Rainier.  He joined a team climbing not only to reach the summit at 14,410 ft elevation but to take the message of organ donation to new heights.  The team included Dr. Andrew Precht, Director pf the Liver & Pancreas Transplant [...]

The Epic Journey to Alaska and My Future By Randy Small, Heart transplant recipient- May, 2004 2,468.2. That’s a big number! It’s the number of miles that my best friend, Debbi, and I had driven just to meet them. It had been a remarkable journey, I thought, as I stood in front of the “Welcome [...]

LifeCenter Northwest, the federally-designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for Alaska, Montana, North Idaho and Washington has launched a new brand identity reflecting the organization’s dedication to saving more lives through organ and tissue donation in the Northwest. “Our new brand symbolizes our commitment to saving lives and being inextricably linked with a larger system including [...]

It has been said, on average it takes over 250 people to make one organ transplant happen. From the donor family who says yes when asked about donation and the nurse at the bedside, to the lab technician running tests and the person filling the jet with fuel so it can transport an organ to [...]

In the words of kidney recipient, Jim LaMunyon: “Decribing how the gift of one more chance through transplantation has enriched our lives and allowed me to regain a higher quality of life is difficult to describe in a few words or sentences.  It has far greater depth than can be said here.  It has made a tremendous difference [...]

April is Donate Life Month, a time to look back on this past year, honor the lives that have been impacted by the gift of life, and appreciate the amazing people whose hard work and dedication made it all possible. LifeCenter Northwest would like to express our deepest gratitude to the hospitals and staff we [...]

300,000,000     US Population 2,400,000          Deaths per year 950,000             In-hospital Deaths per year 15,000                Potential Organ Donors per year 8000                   Actual Organ Donors per year 141     [...]

Katie Burton is celebrating her 26th birthday this month with her son Zach and husband Mike thanks to the incredible gift of a heart transplant she received on December 22, 2009. This transplant journey began in October, 2007 the day after Katie had taken her first born child, Zach, home from the hospital. Katie was [...]

On January 1, 2011 beautiful kites soared down Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, CA in celebration of life.  The Donate Life Rose Parade Float, “Seize The Day” honored all lives touched by organ and tissue donation across our country.  LifeCenter Northwest joined by celebrating Taylor Tefft, an 11 year old girl from Tri-Cities, Washington who gave [...]