News: organ donation

Daltyn was diagnosed with PKD, polycystic kidney disease, when he was six months old. He started dialysis when he was just 18 months old. He had his first kidney transplant...

Becoming a living organ donor is one of the most selfless things a person can do. In 2023, 6,953 lives were saved thanks to living donors.

The University of Utah Health transplant teams have performed a record-breaking number of organ transplant surgeries in 2022, which means life-saving procedures have been provided to 297 patients from throughout...

Did you know that the eyes are also an organ and can be donated to restore sight to people with corneal blindness?

University Hospital received one of only seven "A" ratings among 200 hospitals. The rankings are based on the percentage of families who consent to organ donation compared with the total...