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Unyts and ECMC celebrate Donate Life Month

Monday, March 25th, 2013

March 25, 2013

April is Donate Life Month. Unyts and ECMC are celebrating a great partnership when it comes to organ transplantation. The Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation & Kidney Care at ECMC is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to complete patient care. Unyts is WNY’s only organ, eye, tissue and community blood center.  

 It’s a time to remind the community how important it is to sign the organ donor registry. Around 800 people here in WNY are waiting for lifesaving organs today. Around 118 people are added to the nation’s transplant waiting list a day-that’s 1 every 10 minutes.

You have the power to be someone’s hero! During Donate Life month, sign the organ donor registry!

 

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Celebrating Lauren’s Law

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Tim Kennedy, (D) NY Senate

Early October, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signed “Lauren’s Law”. The new law is expected to boost the number of those who sign up to be organ donors. Unyts President & CEO Mark Simon joined Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs, ECMC Transplant Center Director, John Henry, Senator Tim Kennedy and NY Assembly members Sean Ryan, Robin Schimminger and Ray Walter at the Buffalo Department of Motor Vehicles.

When you sign up to get a driver’s license at the DMV, you are currently asked if you would like to be an organ donor? You don’t have the answer the question.  With “Lauren’s Law” you’ll have to answer ”Yes” or “skip the question” when you apply for your driver’s license.  Lawmakers believe that  just asking that question and letting people think about it will dramatically increase the number of people enrolled in the organ donor program.

The law is named in honor of 12 year old Lauren Shields, a Rockland County girl who survived a heart transplant in 2009. “Lauren’s Law” will go into effect October 2013.

Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs

Mark Simon, Pres & CEO, Unyts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robin Schimminger, NY Assembly, (D) Tonawanda

 

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Celebrating A Community Partnership

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Unyts & ECMC Celebrate Donate Life Month

Unyts President & CEO Mark Simon

 

*Press Event held Monday March 26th at ECMC. 

The new Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation & Kidney Care at ECMC is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to complete patient care. Unyts is WNY’s ONLY organ, eye, tissue and community blood center. Together, Unyts and ECMC are celebrating April as national “Donate Life” month and encouraging WNYers to sign the National Donor Registry.

Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs talks about increasing the Donor Registry at the DMV

Donor Mom Gail Bowden shares her story about donating her late sons organs

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jody Lomeo, ECMC, CEO talks about the new transplant center at ECMC

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