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Facts and questions about the Donor RegistryBasic Facts
- The Colorado Organ & Tissue Donor Registry ensures that your wishes on donation will be known.
- Personal information in the registry is accessible only to a few medical professionals and by law cannot be shared with or sold to companies and government agencies.
Say "Yes" Colorado: Be An Organ & Tissue Donor
- Each year organ donation saves hundreds of lives in Colorado and tissue donation helps thousands more Coloradans walk again, see again, and recover from severe burns and other injuries and illnesses.
- More than 71,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants, including 1,200 who are waiting for organs at Colorado transplant centers.
- In 1999, more than 6,000 Americans died waiting for organs - an average of 16 per day.
- A single organ and tissue donor can help as many as 50 people in need.
Registry Confidentiality
When you say "yes" to donation, your wishes will be recorded in a computer system maintained by Donor Alliance, a non profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado. Only a few Donor Alliance staff have access to the registry, and they have access only to information that confirms your identity and your wishes. Colorado law prohibits the information from being sold for marketing purposes. Personal information in the registry is not shared with any company or government agency. You are assured of complete privacy.Should I still tell my family my wishes?
Yes. More information on how and why to do this can be found on our enrollment page.