Learn About
Organ & Tissue Donation
Why Donation Matters in Arkansas
Every year, thousands of patients wait for the call that a lifesaving organ has been found, and every 16 minutes, another person is added to the national transplant waiting list. This ongoing shortage makes it mission-critical to encourage more Arkansans to register as organ and tissue donors.
By choosing to join the Arkansas donor registry, you offer hope, healing, and the possibility of a second chance at life for someone in need. Your decision creates a legacy that strengthens families, communities, and the future of healthcare in our state.
Tissues
Organs
Discover How Donataion Changes Lives
Donation is a powerful moment where everything must come together: the right donor, the right time, the right place, the right recipient. We safeguard that match with integrity, ensuring each donor’s selfless decision becomes the gift of life for someone in need.
How Donation Works
A step-by-step walkthrough of the donation process in Arkansas, including medical evaluation, conversations with families, recovery, and how these gifts move forward to save lives.
Organ Donation
What organs can be donated, how matching works, how transplantation saves lives, and what every Arkansan should know about becoming an organ donor.
Tissue & Eye Donation
An overview of tissue and cornea donation and how these gifts restore mobility, support healing, and give the gift of sight to Arkansans in need.
Birth Tissue Donation
A compassionate option for mothers who choose to donate placentas and umbilical cord tissue after birth, supporting patients who rely on advanced healing therapies.
How Donation Works
A step-by-step walkthrough of the donation process in Arkansas, including medical evaluation, conversations with families, recovery, and how these gifts move forward to save lives.
Organ Donation
What organs can be donated, how matching works, how transplantation saves lives, and what every Arkansan should know about becoming an organ donor.
Tissue & Eye Donation
An overview of tissue and cornea donation and how these gifts restore mobility, support healing, and give the gift of sight to Arkansans in need.
Birth Tissue Donation
A compassionate option for mothers who choose to donate placentas and umbilical cord tissue after birth, supporting patients who rely on advanced healing therapies.
Know
The Facts.
Save Lives.
Research shows that one of the main reasons people are reluctant to register as donors is that they simply don’t have accurate information.
21,061
transplants performed this year.
Only 45% of people in the US are registered organ donors
20 people
die each day waiting for an organ.
1 person
can save up to 8 lives through organ donation.
Who Can Be a Donor?
Nearly everyone has the potential to give the gift of life. Your medical team will decide what’s possible at the time of donation. The best way to ensure your wishes are honored is to join the Arkansas donor registry and share your decision with your family.
Your Decision Matters
Choosing to become a donor is an act of courage and compassion.
Each Arkansan who joins the donor registry helps build a stronger, healthier future for our state. Ready to take the next step?
