In January 2018, Monet Buechel, 69, of Upper St. Clair, went to a local hospital for a routine medical procedure. Once the anesthesia wore off,… Read more
Tag: organ donation
In Lung Transplant, What is a ‘Dry Run’?
The UPMC Lung Transplant Program has performed more than 2,000 lung transplants, the most of any center in the country according to the United Network… Read more
Woman Celebrates 30 Years Post-Heart and Double-Lung Transplant
Terri DeChellis was diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the heart and lungs when she was… Read more
‘A Rose is a Rose is a Rose,’ but the Blooms on this Float Carry an Extra Message
Today, UPMC executives honor organ, tissue and cornea donors with special notes placed on personalized rose vials that will hold a rose on the Donate… Read more
Bedford Memorial Celebrates Donate Life Month
Jeanne Defibaugh of Northern Bedford knows the life-saving value of organ donation better than most people – her husband is a liver recipient and she… Read more