SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – More than 1,400 people in the region are waiting for life-saving organ transplants, according to Mid-America Transplant, while nationwide, 100,000 people need organ transplants.
The organization adds someone to the transplant list approximately every eight minutes. Hundreds of thousands of people receive organ transplants each year, but demand continues to outpace supply.
Mid-America Transplant completed 215 liver transplants last year, marking the highest number in the organization’s 50-year history…