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Donate Life America, National Blue & Green Day is a time to raise awareness about the importance of registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor for National Donate Life Month. It’s also a time to honor the heroic donors and their families who said “yes” to organ, eye, and tissue donation. Texans are encouraged to wear blue and green on this day to promote the importance of registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor to save and heal more lives in our community.
DHR Health continues to be the only Kidney Transplant Center serving patients of the Rio Grande Valley. Established in 2017, the DHR Health Transplant Institute is the only medical facility of its kind south of San Antonio and Houston, serving the residents of the Rio Grande Valley. This means that patients do not have to travel out of town to receive world-class transplantation services. The multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, social workers, and other healthcare providers at the DHR Health Transplant Institute provides specialized and compassionate care for kidney, liver, and pancreatic disorders, including kidney transplantation and soon liver transplantation. The DHR Health Transplant Institute is certified by the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The team provides patients with the comprehensive care they need to receive a new chance at life.
Flag raising ceremony was hosted in honor of “National Donate Life Blue & Green Day,” part of Donate Life America’s National Donate Life Month — observed on the second Friday of April each year.
During National Donate Life Blue & Green Day, the public is encouraged to wear blue and green and to engage in sharing the Donate Life message and promoting the importance of registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor.
