There’s still time for you to register and bring a friend or two to our Open House event taking place on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Gift of Life Michigan in Ann Arbor! Meet our staff, tour our facilities, and learn how we do what we do and how we honor life through donation. Join volunteers, donor families, recipients, and their families, and other donation advocates and supporters to what we hope will be a great day of celebration and recognition of all that make organ and tissue donation happen. 📆 : Tuesday, August 13. 🕑 : Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with a brief program starting promptly at 2:15 p.m. For complete event details and to RSVP: golm.org/openhouse 👈️ We'll see you August 13th!
Gift of Life Michigan
Hospitals and Health Care
Ann Arbor, MI 6,831 followers
We honor life through donation.
About us
Our Core Purpose: We honor life through donation. Our Core Values: Determined, Compassionate, Professional Gift of Life is the state's only federally designated organ and tissue recovery program, providing all services necessary for organ donation to occur in Michigan. We're a non-profit organization working 24/7/365 as a liaison between donors, the state's hospitals and transplant centers. Gift of Life was incorporated in 1971 by Michigan transplant surgeons to provide a network for sharing kidneys. Today, Gift of Life recovers more than 900 organs every year for transplantation from 300 or more donors, saving hundreds of lives. Bone, skin and other tissue also is recovered from nearly 1,000 donors, helping to significantly improve the lives of thousands of seriously injured and sick recipients. Gift of Life also works with Eversight Michigan to facilitate cornea and eye donation. Additionally, Gift of Life maintains and grows the Michigan Organ Donor Registry in partnership with the Michigan Secretary of State. The registry is a confidential database of state residents who have expressed their desire to someday help others by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor.
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http://www.golm.org
External link for Gift of Life Michigan
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1971
- Specialties
- Organ Donation, Tissue Donation, Michigan Organ Donor Registry, and Saving and Improving Lives
Locations
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Primary
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3861 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108, US
Employees at Gift of Life Michigan
Updates
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Some Catholic Health hospitals have started placenta donation programs to help patients heal wounds and advance medical research. Trinity Health Ann Arbor, a member of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, is one such hospital that has facilitated 278 placenta donations so far in 2024. Did you know that a single placenta has the potential to help heal wounds, treat diabetic ulcers, address eye injuries, aid in dental procedures, and contribute to the advancement of other medical treatments? Learn more in #CatholicHealthWorld 📰: https://lnkd.in/gEFqHGZE #DonateLife
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“Failing systems do not have 13 record-breaking years in a row. They do not facilitate 128 organ transplants every day. And they do not provide life-saving gifts to almost 40,000 people last year.” Watch the full Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) President’s Address on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eMB8akX7
Our system is not broken. Each year, we are moving closer to our goal of 50,000 annual organs transplanted in 2026, and we must continue our efforts to support this growth. AOPO President Dorrie D. says it perfectly: “Failing systems do not have 13 record-breaking years in a row. They do not facilitate 128 organ transplants every day. And they do not provide life-saving gifts to almost 40,000 people last year.” Watch the full AOPO President’s Address on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eMB8akX7
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Our Community Open House is fast approaching and we’re looking forward to hosting you and many others at our Ann Arbor office! We hope you can join us as we celebrate and recognize supporters and advocates of organ donation. 📍 : Tuesday, August 13 from 2 - 4 PM 🗺️: Gift of Life Michigan, 3861 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48108 Please bring friends who want to learn about our mission and impact in Michigan, tour our facilities and meet Gift of Life Michigan staff. RVSP at golm.org/openhouse 👈️
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Gift of Life staff and volunteers were excited to meet Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist at our booth during Ann Arbor Pride this weekend! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more and sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors. We loved being able to educate the community that EVERYONE can sign up to save and heal lives. #DonateLife #Pride
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The U.S. organ donation and transplantation system is undergoing a lot of transformation. Dorrie D., President of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) and President and CEO of Gift of Life Michigan, recently spoke with the New Hampshire Bulletin about efforts by CMS to assess OPO performance and underscored the challenges of capturing an OPO’s complex work. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGTyaxbH.
The U.S. organ donation and transplantation system is undergoing a lot of transformation. AOPO President Dorrie D. recently spoke with the New Hampshire Bulletin about efforts by CMS to assess OPO performance and underscored the challenges of capturing an OPO’s complex work. She highlighted the rise in organ non-utilization, which affects an OPO's standing and ultimately hinders donation and the saving of lives through transplantation. “When we have to go back to a donor family, a grieving donor family, and thank them for the gifts that they’ve given and report that sadly, we were unable to use them, that is a tragedy,” Dils said. “It’s also a tragedy for the people who die waiting for an organ transplant in the United States. And somehow, we need to create regulations that improve the entire ecosystem, not just one part of it.” Thank you, Annmarie Timmins, for the opportunity to discuss OPO reforms and the future of donation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGTyaxbH.
They transplant more organs every year. The feds may still pull their license. • New Hampshire Bulletin
https://newhampshirebulletin.com
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Thank you to Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist (and everyone at Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office) for recognizing the importance of National Minority Donor Awareness Month. We can each play a role in helping to eliminate health disparities in multicultural communities by sharing this message and encouraging our fellow Michiganders to #CheckYourHeart. 💙 Sign up today at golm.org/register or visit your nearest Michigan Secretary of State's Office to get the red heart donor sticker for your state ID. #DonateLife #NMDAM
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Embrace the beauty of Michigan's stunning natural landscapes thanks to our partners at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)! We're proud to have the Michigan DNR as a valued partner in promoting and educating the public about organ donation. Why partner with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources? Because we both aim to reduce the waiting list by encouraging Michiganders to explore and appreciate the beauty of Michigan. By staying healthy and active, you can reduce the chances of needing to be on the waiting list. Learn more about our active partnerships and see how your organization or workplace can join in our mission to promote organ, eye and tissue donation: golm.org/partners. We'll see you in the great outdoors, Michigan! ✋ 💙 #DonateLife #MIDNR #MIParks
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In its first year, the Check Your Heart Act inspired more than 13,000 people to add their names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry for the first time, and more than 170,000 more reaffirmed their decision to donate life. We are deeply grateful to the Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA) for being valued partners in our mission to honor life through donation and for getting the word out that doing your taxes can help save lives. Workplace partnerships like we have with MICPA make initiatives like the Check Your Heart Act successful. Is your organization is interested in joining us as workplace partners? Contact us to learn more about how your workplace or community organization can help make a difference. Learn more at https://golm.org/partners or DM us with any questions! #DonateLife #WorkplacePartners #Partnership
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At a heartfelt gathering in Linden, Michigan, Gloria Kirshman and Carla Bussell met for the first time at Kirshman’s home. Both women share an extraordinary bond, having received life-saving organ transplants from the same donor on the same day. Kirshman, 69, who received a heart transplant, and Bussell, 52, who underwent a double lung transplant, were joined by the family of their donor, Suzanne Karrer. Suzanne’s selfless act not only gave Kirshman and Bussell a second chance at life, but it also created a lasting bond between the recipients and the donor’s family. 💻: https://lnkd.in/gGWfDZzP Register your decision to help save a life at golm.org/register. #DonateLife #CheckYourHeart