Spooner Health Pauses to Give Life during Statewide Observance Honoring Organ, Tissue and Eye Donors and Their Families

Spooner Health was among the dozens of hospitals and organizations that celebrated National Donate Life Month by participating in a nationwide Donate Life Flag-raising ceremony and moment of silence on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. This event honored organ, tissue and eye donors and their families, and promoted awareness of organ, tissue and eye donation and the need for more registered donors. 

One organ donor can save up to eight lives. This event honored the gifts of life that donors and their families have made possible and recognized the more than 104,000 patients currently waiting for a life-saving transplant, over 1,400 of which are right here in Wisconsin.

The Donate Life flag was first introduced in 2006. Since then, it has become a national symbol of unity, remembrance and hope, while honoring those touched by donation and transplantation. During the past 19 years, more than 100,000 Donate Life Flags have flown across America.

Wisconsin organ, tissue and eye donation facts:

• Anyone age 15 or older can register as a donor in Wisconsin, regardless of age, health, gender, ethnicity, or racial background.
• Nearly 3 million Wisconsin residents, almost 60% of those eligible, have said “Yes” to organ, tissue and eye donation by registering as organ, tissue and eye donors on Wisconsin’s Donor Registry.
• All major religions in the United States support donation and view it as a final act of love and generosity. 

Anne Focht, Social Services Director, led the program with guest speakers Josh Miller and Susan Quigley. Afterwards refreshments were served in the café.

Save and heal lives. Register as an organ, tissue and eye donor at HeroicDeed.com or at a Wisconsin DMV Service Center.