The WTOP Charity of the Month for April is the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC). For more than 25 years…
The WTOP Charity of the Month for April is the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC).
For more than 25 years WRTC has been healing local communities through organ, eye and tissue donation, by preserving every donation option, excelling in recovery and placement, and providing care for donors and their families. There are almost 2,000 people awaiting a life-saving organ transplant in the DC metro area, and many have been waiting for years. Register to become an organ, eye and tissue donor whenever obtaining or renewing your driver’s license or do it online today by clicking
here.
WTOP is proud to support the Washington Regional Transplant Community in their efforts to increase the number of people who are registered as donors. For more information visit www.beadonor.org.
Fast Facts About WRTC
Founded in 1986
Federally designated as the organ procurement organization (OPO) for Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland since 1988
Non-profit organization provides full-service organ, tissue and eye recovery
Responds to potential donors at more than 44 area healthcare institutions
Serves approximately 5.13 million Washington-area residents
Coordinates with all five area transplant centers and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Provides support to more than 4,000 donor family members
Acts as the community and professional education resource for organ and tissue donation in the Washington, DC, region
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