Statement on LiveOnNY’s Role: “LiveOnNY is the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the New York metropolitan area, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and the lower Hudson Valley. We partner with over 100 hospitals, including 11 transplant centers, to serve 13 million residents. While working quietly behind the scenes, LiveOnNY manages all the communication with donor families in the hospitals and also manages the medical, clinical, operational, financial and transportation logistics of the organ procurement process with hospitals within our designated service area and transplant centers across the country.”

Statement on 2022-2023 Numbers: "New Yorkers have proven once again that their generosity has no boundaries in the face of loss and tragedy. As we enter the third year of our strategic plan, our dedication remains steadfast in increasing the number of lives saved. We thank our donor heroes and their families for making these selfless gifts of life possible for thousands of others across the nation, waiting for a second chance."

Statement on Success with Partners: "Selfless decisions by organ and tissue donor heroes and their families resulted in a 50% increase in organ donors, tissue donors and organs transplanted over the last 24 months. The organization’s staff worked hand in hand with New York’s hospital leaders, physicians, nurses and transplant centers led by world-renowned surgeons and their staff, as well as emergency services and critical care staff across New York. This resulted in the residents of the greater New York City area generously donating more organs than ever before in the organization’s history to save lives across the region.”

Statement on the Waiting List: “Approximately 8,000 people in New York are currently on the waiting list for a lifesaving transplant and the only way we can give them a second chance is through the continued grace of our New York community saying ‘yes’ to saving lives by giving the ultimate gift of life. The waiting list can’t wait, and your family, friends and neighbors may one day need your help, so please consider organ and tissue donation to help save and change lives.”

Statement on Being an Organ and Tissue Donor: “Anyone can be an organ and tissue donor hero. All it requires is a desire to be compassionate and to want to ‘live on’ through helping others in the most meaningful way possible. Thousands of New Yorkers are in need of a vital organ or tissue donation right now. Many are wishing for a better tomorrow or are wondering if there will be a tomorrow at all. There is no greater gift than the gift of life, so please become an organ donor hero by signing up now on the Donate Life New York or national registry or at the DMV or consider being a living donor. Most important, don't forget to tell your family and friends of your wish to save others with organ and tissue donation.”