What are donated placentas used for anyway?

Did you know that expectant mothers with a scheduled C-section can donate their placenta after giving birth? The donated placenta can become a priceless gift with the potential to aid in the healing of wounds and various surgical procedures.

Happy employees save more lives

“Why is this so important? Because our work is about people,” says Tim Brown, president and CEO of DNA. “Our work doesn’t happen without people. Part of doing that is investing the time and energy into making DNA the best possible place to work so that we attract the best talent we can.”

Record-breaking generosity

Arizona temperatures weren’t the only record breakers in July 2023. Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) reached a record-breaking 39 Arizona organ donors in July! The generosity of these donors and their families led to 117 organs for transplant, which saved 104 lives.

You “drive” registrations

It’s Driver License Partners Save Lives Month! More than 95% of Arizonans currently registered to save lives through organ donation made that generous decision while visiting a motor vehicle services office. To our partners: THANK YOU! You are truly lifesavers.

One voice, one vision

Join us this August as we celebrate National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM). Donate Life Arizona joins the observance in efforts to continue saving and improving the quality of life of all communities by creating a positive culture for organ and tissue donation.

Batter up! For Donate Life Day at the D-backs

He always lit up a room when he walked in and affected so many people,” says Deborah Edenhofer, donor mother.

Debbie honored her late son by throwing the first pitch at the annual Donate Life Day at the D-backs last year. She says she wants him to be remembered as a hero. “He was my hero.”

LGBTQ? You can donate too!

A person’s sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression does not prevent them from becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor (deceased or living). Everyone is encouraged to register their decision to become a donor!

The Gift of Sight: Celebrating Eye Donation Month

Alan Taylor, director of Tissue Services at Donor Network of Arizona (DNA), was in high school when he received the diagnosis that he was in early stages of keratoconus. Keratoconus occurs when your cornea becomes distorted, and in Taylor’s case, caused his vision in his left eye to eventually be nothing more than color and …

Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day

When Cait Kelley found a lump in her breast, her doctor assured her it was “probably nothing,” she says. After trusting her gut and demanding a mammogram, that lump became “definitely something” in the span of a week. She was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at 33, a diagnosis that often comes with a …

Donate Life Day at the Diamondbacks

Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) celebrated Donate Life Day at the Arizona Diamondbacks game on July 9, 2022. The event was a huge success with over 2,500 tickets sold in our sections at the game. We invited donor families and recipients to celebrate the life of their loved one or honor their donor. Donation Champions …