National Donor Sabbath is observed annually two weekends before Thanksgiving. The national observance seeks to educate faith-based communities on the critical need for donation and its life-enhancing capabilities.
AdventHealth invites Seventh-day Adventist churches across the nation to honor the gift of life on Nov. 14, 2020, by providing donation and transplantation education. Together we can help save lives by informing and inspiring people to donate.
Quick facts about organ, eye and tissue donation
1 donor can save up to 8 lives through vital organs and provide healing and mobility to 75 more through tissue donation.
More than 100,000 children and adults are currently awaiting a life-saving transplant in the U.S.
20 people die everyday waiting for an organ transplant.
Adventhealth’s commitment to saving lives through donation and transplantation
• AdventHealth Orlando is home to a federally designated organ procurement organization, OurLegacy, that honors donor wishes and cares for families dealing with sudden and tragic loss.
• The AdventHealth Transplant Institute has been performing life-saving organ transplants and providing compassionate care for more than 45 years.
• OurLegacy and AdventHealth Transplant Institute’s work contributed to the nearly 36,000 lives saved in 2019 by the donation community across the U.S.
• During a recent visit to the hospital campus, Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the expansion of support for living organ donation at AdventHealth Orlando.
In partnership with AdventHealth Transplant Institute and the organ procurement organization OurLegacy, a Donate Life organization, AdventHealth has developed a toolkit of assets and resources inviting Seventh-day Adventist churches to provide donation and transplantation education on National Donor Sabbath.
Information provided by AdventHealth Corporate Communications
