Donor Network West

Emphasizing its commitment to the northern Nevada community, Donor Network West opened a new headquarters in Reno, Nevada, growing its northern Nevada operations to expand organ, eye and tissue donation services, and outreach and education in the community. As the federally designated nonprofit organ procurement organization for northern Nevada and northern California, … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Opens New Northern Nevada Headquarters

Donor Network West, northern Nevada and northern California’s federally-designated non-profit organ procurement organization, is proud to announce the inception of its Northern Nevada Advisory Council. With more than 600 Nevadans waiting for life-saving organ transplants, council members have been recruited to champion the cause of organ and tissue donation in the community to … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Announces Northern Nevada Advisory Council Members

Donor Network West, the federally designated non-profit organ procurement organization for northern Nevada and northern California, will honor three organ donation recipients and two families whose loved ones donated organs at the 133rd Rose Parade® happening  Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 in Pasadena, Calif.   Remembering the selfless gifts their loved ones made … [Read more...] about Local Organ Transplant Recipients and Organ Donor Families to Be Featured at the 133rd Rose Parade

Industry veteran brings proven leadership to help expand and accelerate tissue donation growth and further Donor Network West’s mission to save and heal lives RENO, Nev. – Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for northern Nevada and northern California, today announced the appointment of Matthew J. Graves as Vice President of Tissue … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Names Matthew Graves as Vice President of Tissue Operations

Donor Network West raises awareness of organ and tissue donation with key Reno and Sparks leaders offering their support Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) with headquarters in northern Nevada and northern California, hosted an outdoor event Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Reno City Plaza to promote the Transplant Games of America. … [Read more...] about Northern Nevada Rallies to Support the Transplant Games of America

New Research Institute Enables Human Organ Banks through the Cryogenic Storage of Donor Organs for Transplantation Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for northern Nevada and northern California, today joined four other organ procurement organizations as a founding member to fund the launch of the Biostasis Research Institute … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Joins Four Other Organ Procurement Organizations as a Founding Member to Fund the Launch of the Biostasis Research Institute

Reno, Nev. – Donor Network West (DNWest), the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) for northern Nevada and northern California, is urging Nevadans to help support organ and tissue donation during National Donate Month Life by purchasing the Nevada Organ Donor specialty license plate. Through the purchase of the Organ Donor specialty license plate, Nevadans … [Read more...] about Celebrate National Donate Life Month by Purchasing a Nevada Organ Donor Specialty License Plate

(Reno, Nev.) – Every April in honor of National Donate Life Month, Donor Network West (DNW), the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) in northern Nevada and northern California, encourages Nevadans to register as organ donors, while also celebrating life-saving transplants and honoring both living and deceased donors. To register as an organ donor, you can … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Lights the Reno Arch Blue and Green for National Donate Life Month

Records Highest Number of Organ Donors and Organs Transplanted in December 2020 Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for Northern California and Northern Nevada, coordinated 411 organ donors, matching its all-time annual record of organ donors set in 2019. The organization’s life-saving work remained strong throughout the pandemic, … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Ties All-Time Annual Record of Organ Donors

Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for Northern California and Northern Nevada, facilitated the identification, evaluation, and recovery of a heart from donation after circulatory death, or DCD, for the first-ever successful transplantation on the West Coast. The investigational procedure performed at UC San Diego Health could increase … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Recovers Non-Beating Donor Heart for First-Ever Successful Transplantation on the West Coast

Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for Northern California and Northern Nevada, welcomes four new members to its executive leadership team to further its mission to save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation for transplantation. “As the second-largest organ procurement organization in the United States, serving more than … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Welcomes New Executive Leadership Team Members

More than 100 life-saving organs transplanted (Reno, Nev.) - Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for Northern California and Northern Nevada, announced it has recorded 43 organ donors in July 2020, the highest monthly donor record in its history. From the 43 organ donors, 127 organs were recovered and transplanted. There are … [Read more...] about Donor Network West Records Highest Number of Organ Donors in July 2020

Visionary leader featured in Alumni Harvard Business School publication Janice F. Whaley has a vision. A vision to make organ and tissue transplantation a reality for all who wait for their second chance at life. Ms. Whaley has focused her entire career on the mission of all the organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the country: to save and heal lives through organ and … [Read more...] about A Critical Mission Inspires New CEO of Donor Network West