Tune in to Learn More About Donation

Call WBTW on July 15

WBTW TV 13 in Myrtle Beach/Florence will have a phone bank set up to answer questions about South Carolina's new organ and tissue donor registry during its evening newscasts on Wednesday, July 15th.

Volunteers will answer viewer phone calls from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

New Kidney Perfusion Machines

When preserving kidneys for transplantation, LifePoint's Organ Perfusion Staff is now using new kidney perfusion machines available from Waters Medical Systems.

Charles Patrick, Waters Medical Systems Manager of Clinical Support Services, recently visited LifePoint to train the Organ Perfusion Staff on these state-of-the-art machines which regulate and display: pulse pump rate; perfusate temperature; systolic, diastolic and mean pressure; real time flow; and renal resistance, among other data.

104 Golfers Team Up in Support of Organ & Tissue Donation

LifePoint’s debut Golf Fore Life Tournament to advance awareness of organ and tissue donation attracted 26 foursomes to The Furman Golf Club in South Carolina’s Upstate on May 30, 2009. Participants had the chance to win weekend getaways and many other silent auction and raffle items. During a reception catered by Smoke on the Water, guests heard from speakers Dennis Murphy, a liver recipient from Murrells Inlet, and Ed Billings, a donor dad from Columbia, S.C.

Thank you to all supporters who made this event a success. And congratulations to our contest winners.

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A Message from Our Director

Thanks to the hard work of our many dedicated employees, volunteers, and professional associates, LifePoint continues to make great progress in advancing organ and tissue donation in South Carolina. Through the generosity of our donor families, hundreds of lives have been saved and enhanced. Yet, the need for donation continues. We are privileged, humbled and honored to have a part in this life-saving work. Please help us with your commitment to be a donor. Sincerely, Nancy A. Kay CEO/President of LifePoint, Inc.