Organ Donation
A Quick Look
Approximately...
78,132 candidates waiting for a kidney nationally
3,009 candidates are waiting for a kidney transplant in Alabama
UAB performs over 300 kidney transplants annually, including living donors,
making it one of the top transplant centers in the nation.
How to Be an Organ Donor
You can make a difference by becoming an organ donor and joining the Legacy Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. It is important to remember that indicating your wishes on your driver's license is not enough. Please add your name to the registry here, and discuss your decision with your family. Registering is simple and only takes a few minutes. You may also call 1-866-SHARELIFE (1-866-742-7354) and request registration forms.
There is a critical shortage of donated organs and tissue, and many of you visiting this website are acutely aware of this. More men, women, and children are waiting for organ transplants in the United States than ever before. Over 75,000 kidney patients in the U.S. are waiting for a transplant, and in Alabama, there are more than 3,000 waiting.
To help meet this great need, the Alabama Organ Center launched the Donor Registry, a database that documents the wishes of people like you who want to donate their organs and tissues upon death. Other states have implemented similiar registries resulting in significant increases in organ donation.
For more information on organ donation, visit the following sites:
