Since that time kidney transplants have become the best treatment for many people whose kidneys have failed. That's because kidney transplants are successful. Each successful transplant patient saves a medical system tens of thousands of dollars in dailysis treatments per year. Because many patients return to work, there is less need for disability or social assistance payments. Yes, anyone can become an organ donor.
All major religions accept organ donation as a gift of life to another person.
If you are brought to the hospital needing emergency treatment, you will receive the best possible care, whether or not you have signed a donor card. No, There is a great need for kidneys for transplatation. More than 1,900 Canadians are on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. This is called a cadaveric donation. Usually a doctor, nurse, or clergyperson would speak about organ donation to the familt of the patient who has died.