Media is the single biggest influence on public perception of organ, tissue and eye donation. The stories shared by reporters and journalists shine a spotlight on the lifesaving and life-healing gifts given and received.

Here, members of the media will find information about Donor Network of Arizona and learn more about donation and transplantation in the Arizona community.

See our most recent blog posts below!

• Delivering Hope: the gift of placenta donation

  Lindsay Gibson was a young girl when she was introduced to just how valuable donation can be. Her father was not only a liver transplant recipient, but also received a lifesaving kidney. Lindsay saw firsthand how life-changing organ donation can be, as her father’s health changed drastically for the better. “His momentum, his energy was …

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• The gift of tissue donation: How tissue donors give hope, healing & restored life

  Did you know that tissue donation impacts the lives of more than one million people in the United States each year through transplantation? Let’s take a few minutes to talk about this incredible gift of healing! One tissue donor can help support the healing of more than 75 people by restoring mobility, supporting burn victims, …

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• What exactly happens after you check the box at ADOT MVD? And how checking that box may one day save and heal lives.

  If you’ve been to an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD) office anytime over the last several years, chances are you have seen this line with that checkbox next to it: Be one in 4 million! More than 4 million people have joined the DonateLifeAZ Registry as an organ, eye and tissue …

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• Stars Above ✨ A virtual donor remembrance

  “Tonight, we dedicate a star in honor of your loved one, of our 2020 Arizona donors. So, when you look up in the sky tonight, you’ll be able to see the light that they left behind, knowing that other families are looking at the same star and their hearts are filled with love,” says Tim …

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• Precious Cargo: GPS Tracked Packages for Organ Donation

  Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) has collaborated with United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way we transport organs by using GPS tracked packages. “The loss of a donated organ is very rare. Less than 0.1% of donated organs experience transportation issues resulting in its loss,” says PJ Geraghty, vice president of DNA …

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