Celebrate Donate Life Month: Annual Flag Raising Ceremony with Frederick Health and Infinite Legacy
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A flag-raising ceremony to celebrate Donate Life Month occurred outside Frederick Health Hospital on April 8 at 12 PM. Organ transplant recipients, donor families, and representatives from Frederick Health and Infinite Legacy attended and offered moving remarks.
“Within the past few months, Frederick Health has supported 10 total tissue and eye donations,” said Jamie White, Chief Nursing Officer at Frederick Health. “While this effort is impacting patients across Frederick County, nearly 4,000 people in our region are still waiting for a lifesaving transplant. One donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and enhance the lives of dozens more through tissue and eye donation.”
Each April, Frederick Health partners with Infinite Legacy to bring attention to National Donate Life Month. The goal of National Donate Life Month is to increase awareness about the decision to be an organ donor, honoring deceased and living donors, and celebrating the lives they saved through donations.
Attendants heard from Michael Butler, a kidney transplant recipient, about his donation experience.
"I cherish each moment I have every day," Butler said. "My donor did not just give me their organ. They gave me time."
"Behind every transplant is a decision of generosity,” said White. “At Frederick Health, we are honored to be part of that decision and journey for so many families.”
To register as an organ, eye, or tissue donor, please visit https://register.donatelifemaryland.org/
About Infinite Legacy
Infinite Legacy is a nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving almost 10 million people in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. We facilitate organ, eye and tissue donation and educate people about the critical importance of registering to be a donor. Infinite Legacy works with 68 hospitals and eight transplant centers to decrease the number of people waiting for a lifesaving transplant. We are passionate about giving life and restoring hope while honoring the legacy and generosity of donors and providing care to their families
About Frederick Health
Frederick Health is the leading healthcare provider for Frederick County, the largest and fastest-growing county in the state of Maryland. Frederick Health provides a full spectrum of innovative healthcare and wellness services to local and rural populations in support of its mission to positively impact the well-being of every individual in the community.