Vanderbilt University Medical Center will hold its fifth annual Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony as part of national Donate Life month.
The event celebrates organ donor families, living donors and hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients.
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The ceremony will be held Thursday, April 17, at 4 p.m. on the Medical Center Plaza next to Au Bon Pain.
Vanderbilt Transplant Center highlights include:
• Vanderbilt is third in the nation for annual organ donations.
• Vanderbilt has a 91 percent consent rate for organ donation. The national goal is 75 percent.
• In 2013, 261 life-saving gifts were made possible because of the generosity of 73 individuals.
Nearly 1,900 Tennesseans are waiting for organ transplants. Almost 100,000 people in the United States are hoping for a second chance at life. Tragically, one-third will die waiting.
Visit donatelifetn.org for more information on how to become a donor.