More than 40 years ago, a small group of innovators led by renowned nephrologist Dr. Dana Shires made a commitment to save lives through organ and tissue donation. LifeLink Foundation was born. What was once a small, non-profit organization with big dreams and just a few employees is now much larger. LifeLink has more than 500 full- and part-time staff in west-central Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico who honor the legacies of organ and tissue donors and fulfill the life-saving dreams of patients waiting for transplants.
The LifeLink Foundation Divisions
LifeLink Foundation is made up of five divisions: LifeLink of Florida, LifeLink of Georgia, LifeLink of Puerto Rico, LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory and LifeLink Tissue Bank.
As the non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) designated to 15 counties in west and southwest Florida, LifeLink of Florida helps to facilitate the recovery of organs for transplantation within all hospitals in its donation service area, along with providing public education about the facts of donation and how individuals can save lives by joining the organ, tissue and eye donor registry while obtaining a driver license or online at: