LifeSource is honored to fulfill the decision of people in our community to save lives through tissue and organ donation. Families like The Yangs found healing knowing their son saved lives and helped others.
One of 55 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) in the country, we serve the second largest geographical region, focusing on Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and portions of western Wisconsin.
The organ donation process has been described as symphony; it takes many people working in concert to make the complex process happen.
Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are the vital bridge between donors, their families and potential recipients.
At LifeSource, we have a clear purpose – to inspire the public to register and work with all of our partners to support donor families, manage the donation process, transport the gifts to the transplant center and lead our communities towards a culture of donation.
Check out the latest updates, news, stories and more.
These days, it’s hard to slow Lincoln Wahlers down. Watching Lincoln race across a field or cheer for his favorite team, you would never know that five years ago doctors weren’t sure he would survive.
For most teenagers, life revolves around school, sports and spending time with friends. For Carter, a 17-year-old baseball player from Minnesota, those things are still important — but they carry a deeper meaning today.
My name is Steve Johnson, and I was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a rare autoimmune disease that progressively damages the bile ducts and can ultimately lead to liver failure. The only cure for PSC is a liver transplant.
LifeSource and Donor Alliance (the Organ Procurement Organization for Colorado and Wyoming) have established new partnership to strengthen organ donation and transplantation through the creation of a system organization, Vital Impact Health Group.
Every life‑saving transplant begins long before the operating room. It starts with people — care teams who act with urgency and compassion, families who say yes in unimaginable moments and community voices who inspire others to register as organ donors.
Sep 21
A Midwest Event for Everyone
The LifeSource Golf Classic is our annual fundraising event held each September, started in honor of a young woman named Terri Opp who died while waiting for a heart transplant.
Sep 26
for Donor Families
An in-person Wellness Experience offering time and space to relax, reflect, and care for yourself while honoring the legacy of your loved one.
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