Monday, March 31, 2025
San Juan Regional Medical Center and New Mexico Donor Services to Honor the Gift of Life
San Juan Regional Medical Center and New Mexico Donor Services invite our community to join us for a special event honoring organ donors and recipients, their families, and our caregivers who support them. Please join us in San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Healing Garden on Tuesday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m. for a heartfelt program dedicated to raising awareness about the lifesaving impact of organ donation.
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to amplify the critical importance and impact of organ donation and honor the gift of life donor heroes gave through organ, eye or tissue donation. Across the United States, there are about 100,000 people waiting for a lifesaving transplant right now. Each day, 127 lives are saved because someone says yes to organ donation. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we set a record for organ donation in 2024 with eight donor heroes saving 23 lives.
“We have a really amazing Donate Life program at San Juan Regional,” said Celina Espinoza, External Affairs Director at New Mexico Donor Services. “23 lives means 23 people who are able to have more time with their families, share their culture and enhance their communities.”
“We appreciate and thank each donor hero and their families for the incredible gift of life,” said Jason Rounds, President and CEO at San Juan Regional Medical Center. “In addition, we are grateful for the dedicated caregiving teams who help facilitate organ donation and support donors, recipients and their families.”
One organ donor can save up to eight lives. You can learn more about organ donation at https://donatelifenm.org/ and register as a donor at https://www.registerme.org/.
What: Celebration in Honor of Donate Life Month
Who: Honoring organ donors and recipients, their families, and caregivers
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: SJRMC’s Healing Garden (801 West Maple Ave.)