100,000+ Waiting: Medical College Of Wisconsin Health Network Urges Donor Registration During Donate Life Month

Froedtert Center Urges Donor Registration During April’s Donate Life Month

USA: April’s Donate Life Month has put organ and tissue transplantation back at the center of public attention as Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network highlights the life‑saving role of donors and donor families. Transplant nephrologist Dr. Emily Jookum and the health network are using the month to press home how donation creates second chances for patients with otherwise terminal or severely limiting conditions.

More than 100,000 people across the nation remain on transplant waiting lists, many requiring kidneys, livers, hearts or other tissues to survive or regain quality of life. The Froedtert transplant team frames transplantation not as experimental but as standard care for a range of end‑stage diseases, and it underscores the sustained need for registered donors to support those programs.

For those considering registering, the process can be handled at a local DMV, through the Wisconsin state donor registry, or via the National Donate Life Registry. People interested in becoming living donors — for example, to donate a kidney — begin with a comprehensive medical and psychosocial evaluation to confirm that donation is safe and appropriate for both donor and recipient.

Froedtert stresses its decades of experience: it is one of three transplant centers in Wisconsin with more than 50 years of surgical and follow‑up expertise. The center says its multidisciplinary teams shepherd both donors and recipients from pre‑transplant or pre‑donation evaluation through surgery and long‑term recovery, aiming to maximize outcomes and preserve donor safety. For more information, contact the Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin transplant program.

Video originally published on 2026-03-31 13:43:11