Mission

Background donorconnect, headquartered in the salt lake city area, is a federally designated, nonprofit organ procurement organization (opo) that serves utah, southeastern idaho, western wyoming, and elko, nevada. its service area extends to 3.8 million residents, 94 hospitals, and three transplant centers. mission with an overarching mission to save and heal lives, honor donors, and educate and inspire, donorconnect plays an essential role in the community, serving as a bridge between organ donors and transplant recipients. delivery to accomplish its mission, donorconnect works with donor families, hospitals, and transplant programs to facilitate a successful donation and transplant matching process. this is accomplished through 1) professional education to develop hospital donation policies and procedures, and inform healthcare professionals about the donation process; 2) compassionate care and grief support to donor families before, during, and after donation; 3) clinical support to