Organ Donation Update 2025 By the Numbers
number of people waiting for a kidney transplant Organ Donation AT THE MEDICAL CENTER 332 Did You Know? 8 lives can be saved through one person’s organ donation
patients die every day waiting for a lifesaving transplant
person is added to the waiting list every 8 minutes
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organs recovered for transplant
kidney transplants performed
108,793 Number of people waiting for a transplant in the United States
2,916 Number of people waiting for a transplant in Tennessee
23,790 Organ donors across the country 49,065 Transplants completed in the United States
485 Organ donors in Tennessee
Transplants completed in Tennessee 1,344
An Extraordinary Commitment to Science, Health and Hope
Tennessee Donor Services (TDS) serves nearly 6 million people in Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. We are a team of professionals dedicated to saving and improving lives by connecting organ and tissue donors with patients who need them. We strive to extend the reach of each generous donor’s gift to those who are profoundly grateful for them. Our Work We are proud of our partnership with UT Medical. Our work together in 2025 resulted in 47 organ donors with 124 lifesaving organ transplants.
Core Values Our performance is measured by the impact we have on the lives of families who make transplantation possible, and the patients whose lives are saved and improved by their gifts. Each TDS employee commits every day to be selfless, hardworking, passionate and dependable.
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