'Oxygen Girl' back on RAGBRAI after lung transplant
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) -- Barbara Heenan is back on the RAGBRAI route after missing last year’s ride while recovering from a lung transplant. Heenan, known to many riders as the “Oxygen Girl,” became a familiar face on RAGBRAI while...
Read MoreIowa mother receives first-of-its-kind quadruple organ transplant
A historic moment for modern medicine means one Iowa mom and business owner is breathing much easier. Elizabeth Wehrle of Montezuma is the first known person to undergo a quadruple organ transplant with re-transplanted lungs according to Northwestern Medicine and...
Read MoreImpactLife, Iowa Donor Network promote organ donation at Assumption High blood drive
ImpactLife and the Iowa Donor Network are working together to spread the word about organ donations and the critical role blood donations play.
Read MoreThe gift of life: Late FD man saved others through organ donation
After his Feb. 27 death at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, Travis Grazier’s heart, kidneys, lungs, and liver were donated, along with some skin, veins and cartilage. Becky Grazier said the staff of Trinity Regional Medical Center and...
Read MoreMarking 'Wanna Have a Catch Day"
"Wanna Have a Catch Day" sponsored by The Living Liver Foundation, Iowa Donor Network and the Field of Dreams Movie Site.
Read MoreIowa Donor Network and Living Liver Foundation Host Charity Softball Game at Field of Dreams
The Living Liver Foundation, in partnership with Iowa Donor Network (Team Iowa) and the Field of Dreams Movie Site, will host the annual Living Donor Awareness Softball Game on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in recognition of National “Wanna Have a Catch Day.”
Read MoreBlood drive at Linn-Mar High School promotes organ donation awareness
Nearly 40 students turned out to a blood drive promoting organ donation awareness that happened Thursday morning at Linn-Mar High School. The drive, which was done in collaboration between ImpactLife and the Iowa Donor Network, coincides with April being Donate...
Read MorePottawattamie County Proclaims April as Donate Life Month
The Pottawattamie County Medical Examiner’s Office referred 143 potential donors to the Iowa Donor Network, honoring their legacies by offering the opportunity for donation.
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