{"id":236136,"date":"2026-04-17T21:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236136\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:08:09","slug":"organ-donation-awareness-marked-by-adventhealth-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236136\/","title":{"rendered":"Organ donation awareness marked by AdventHealth Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 AdventHealth Orlando<\/a> and OurLegacy<\/a> marked National Donate Life Month on Friday by honoring organ donors and encouraging more Floridians to register as donors.<\/p>\n

Outside the hospital, organizers installed a pinwheel garden with more than 200 displays, each representing a Central Florida organ donor whose donation helped save lives in 2025.<\/p>\n

Hospital staff also took part in awareness walks across Central Florida while wearing blue and green, the colors associated with organ donation awareness.<\/p>\n

Doctors involved in the event said the need for donors continues to outpace available organs despite record transplant numbers.<\/p>\n

More than 100,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.<\/p>\n

AdventHealth officials said its transplant institute remains Central Florida\u2019s only solid-organ transplant program.<\/p>\n

Family members of past donors also took part in Friday\u2019s event, including relatives of donor recipients and donor families who shared personal stories about how donation changed lives.<\/p>\n

Florida residents can register to become organ donors through the state donor registry.<\/p>\n

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