How Donation Works
Organ donation works through a referral pathway that starts in the hospital.
Understanding Donation
Organ donation begins with a hospital referral to LifeQuest and ends with a transplant that saves a life. These pages explain who qualifies, how the process works, what living donation involves, and what faith traditions say about it.
Living Donation
Living donation is when a relative, friend or even a stranger donates one of his or her kidneys, or a portion of the liver, to someone in need.
Faith Perspectives
Most major eastern and western religions support organ donation as an act of charity, fraternal love and selflessness, either by fully embracing donation or by leaving the decision to members of the faith.
Donation in Every Community
Multiethnic individuals are more likely to need an organ transplant yet less likely to register as organ donors.
FAQs
The questions people ask most about organ donation are whether registering affects their medical care, whether their religion permits donation, whether donation affects funeral arrangements, and who decides which patients receive organs.
Register as an organ donor
Sign-up is handled by Donate Life Florida