Field of Dreams to host 'Wanna Have A Catch Day' to highlight donor initiatives
The National Day Calendar recently declared the second Saturday each May as “Wanna Have A Catch Day.” So, the Living Liver Foundation, Transplant Life Foundation and Iowa Donor Network decided to launch the new national day by hosting the Living...
Read MoreIowa Donor Network CEO Suzanne Conrad announces retirement
After nearly three decades serving as CEO of Iowa Donor Network, Suzanne Conrad plans to retire this year.
Read MoreHow you can give the gift of life with organ donation
Taya Thostenson from the Iowa Donor Network spoke with Our Quad Cities News about the importance of organ donation.
Read MoreBulls’ Lonzo Ball meets family of donor for his unprecedented knee transplant: ‘It changed my life’
There’s never a day when Lonzo Ball isn’t grateful for his left knee. And on Wednesday, Ball had an extra source of gratitude: meeting the family of Alex Reinhardt, the donor for part of his knee transplant that allowed his...
Read MoreDonate Life Month, workers highlight importance of organ donors
April is Donate Life Month, health care workers take this month as a chance to highlight the work of organ donors. Tully Jackson of Des Moines is just one the people who received the lifesaving help of an organ donor.
Read MoreHonoring a kidney donor
Cpl. Mike Adney of the Clinton Police Department helped Thursday to unveil a plaque installed at the Clinton Drivers License Station honoring living kidney donor Julie Crow. The Iowa DOT collaborates with the Iowa Donor Network to identify individuals to...
Read MoreLocal First Responders Supporting National Donate Life Month
Pella Fire, Ambulance, and Police are partnering to recognize National Donate Life Month by displaying a special flag in front of the PD and community ambulance building.
Read MoreIowa Donor Network emphasizes importance of organ and tissue donations
The Rotary Club of Sioux City welcomed John Jorgensen from the Iowa Donor Network on Monday. According to the Iowa Donor Network, there are over 500 people on the waiting list for donations in Iowa, with over 100,000 patients nationwide.
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