St. Luke's marks "Donate Life" month

April is National Donate Life Month and the goal is to help encourage people to sign up and be an organ, tissue and eye donor.

DONATE LIFE MONTH.THE GOAL IS TO HELPENCOURAGE PEOPLETO SIGN UP TO BE ANORGAN, TISSUE ANDEYE DONOR AND TOHIGHLIGHT ANDHONOR THOSE WHOHAVE SAVED LIVESTHROUGH THE GIFTOF DONATION.DONATE LIFE MONTHLOOKS DIFFERENTTHIS YEAR IN MANYWAYS BECAUSE OFTHE COVID-19PANDEMIC.SAINT LUKE'S DIDNOT WANT THEMONTH TO PASSWITHOUT HONORINGTHOSE WHO MAKEORGAN DONATIONAND TRANS-PLANTATION HAPPEN.THE BOISE HOSPITALIS FLYING A SPECIALDONATE LIFE FLAGTHAT WAS MADE BY ALOCAL EAGLE SCOUT.IDAHO IS AMONG THETOP STATES FOR THEPERCENTAGE OFPEOPLE CHECKINGTHE BOX AT THE D-M-V TO BE AN ORGANDONOR.A STRONG ALLIANCEBETWEEN THE IDAHODONOR REGISTRYAND THE IDAHOTRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT MAKESTHAT POSSIBLE.ORGAN DONATIONSSAVE THE LIVES OFABOUT 150 IDAHOANSEVERY YEAR.