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Hartford mayor, health officials urge residents to register as organ donors at City Hall event
Summary
City officials, New England Donor Services, Hartford Hospital and transplant survivors gathered at Hartford City Hall to promote organ-donor registration, present a proclamation and encourage residents to add the donor heart to their driver’s license.
Hartford officials and organ donation advocates called on residents Wednesday at Hartford City Hall to register as organ donors and to display the donor heart on their driver’s licenses.
Matt Bogaer, representing New England Donor Services, opened the event and described his nonprofit as “the federally designated organ procurement organization.” He said organ-donation registration is an important way to support the community and cited national numbers, saying “18 people die nationally waiting for that organ” and that only about 3% of…
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