Article: Utahns committeed to organ donation

Some public health issues require the entire community coming together to solve the problem. Organ donation and transplantation is one such issue. Without organ and tissue donors, there can be no lifesaving or life-changing transplants. Fortunately, Utahns are a generous and caring bunch when it comes to sharing themselves, literally, to save another.

With more than 70 organ donors and more than 500 tissue donors, 2007 was a record year for Intermountain Donor Services, Utah's organ recovery agency. More than 200 people received organs, and thousands of people received tissues. Someone's mother received the heart she so desperately needed. A baby received a kidney and is no longer on ...

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