The B.C. government has partnered with BC Transplant to make registering a decision on organ donation easier than ever before.
Starting today, the Service BC centre in Salmon Arm, as well as in Dawson Creek, Quesnel and Port Alberni, will offer citizens the opportunity to register their decision about becoming a lifesaving organ donor quickly and easily.
More than 95 per cent of British Columbians support organ donation but only 19 per cent have registered. There are close to 500 people on transplant wait lists in B.C.
Beginning with these four Service BC locations. Participating centres have staff on hand to provide information about organ donation, answer questions about the registration process and to assist citizens to confirm their intentions with BC Transplant by registering online as a donor.
“As someone who has been touched by a close family friend in need of a heart transplant, I am proud to have played a part in helping this program become a reality. By increasing opportunities to register as an organ donor more lives can be saved,” says Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo.
