Sign the official Michigan Organ Donor Registry!

Who can become a donor?

People of all ages and medical histories should consider themselves potential organ, tissue, and eye donors. Your medical condition at the time of death will determine what can be donated. Because f the critical need for more deceased donors, there is a growing number of living donors. Living donation includes a kidney, part of a lung, or part of a liver.

What can I donate?

Organs:  heart, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver, and intestines
Tissues:  cornea/eye, skin, bone, heart, valves, veins, and tendons

What is the Gift of Life Organ, Tissue & Eye Donor Registry?

The registry is a confidential, 24-hours a day, computerized database that documents your wishes regarding organ, tissue, and eye donation.

Why is it important to register my wish to become a donor?

Upon every hospital death, Gift of Life Michigan is notified. Having a donor registry card on file helps to ensure that your decision to become a donor is carried out. Even when you sign the donor registry, it is ESSENTIAL THAT YOUR FAMILY KNOWS your wishes. Your family may be asked to sign a consent form in order for your donation to occur.

Who is Gift of Life Michigan?

A full service organ and tissue recovery organization that acts as the intermediary between donors, physicians, and hospital staff. Gift of Life Michigan, in collaboration with the Michigan Eye-Bank, provides all services necessary for organ, tissue, and eye donation.