United Tissue Resources

04/02/2026

Today is Donate Life Living Donor Day, celebrating living organ and tissue donors who save and heal lives!

The healing gift of birth tissue is a type of living donation. Birth tissue includes the placenta and umbilical cord. This tissue is often destroyed after childbirth. Now, grafts derived from birth tissue can be used to promote natural wound healing.

United Tissue Resources is proud to now offer the choice of donating birth tissue to new mothers in Central Texas! Thank you to all living donors for your remarkable generosity! 💙💚

04/01/2026

April is National Donate Life Month!

This year’s theme uses trees as a symbol of life and connection. Just like trees grow and support each other in a forest, donation connects people – donors, recipients, and their families. Like a tree that grows and stands for generations, a donor’s gift leaves a lasting legacy of hope and life. 🌳

This National Donate Life Month, join us in helping to save and heal lives – register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at DonateLifeTexas.org and share your decision with your family and community! 💙💚

Visit www.DonateLife.net/NDLM for free resources you can share!

03/30/2026

Today is National Doctors' Day!

Thank you to all of the doctors and healthcare professionals working tirelessly to care for patients and help save lives! 💙💚

03/18/2026

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more 🍀

Today is a great day to wear your (blue and) green! Register to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor at www.DonateLifeTexas.org and share your decision with family and friends today! 💙💚

03/11/2026

Today is National Funeral Service Professionals Day.

Thank you to all of the funeral professionals who care for donor families, and honor donors and their legacy of generosity. Thank you for being champions of the mission and for supporting organ, eye, and tissue donation. 💙💚

02/17/2026

United Tissue Resources supports the American Burn Association, as they work to advance and advocate for burn care, partner with burn centers and burn care teams, prevent injuries, and help survivors thrive.

In 2025, tissue donors helped UTR to deliver 150 grafts to the burn center at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas. That’s more than 252 square feet of life-changing tissue.

02/13/2026

Valentine's Day is National Donor Day!

Share the love and register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at www.DonateLifeTexas.org. Thank you to all donors, registered donors, donor families, and living donors for your generosity! 💙💚❤️

Learn more about National Donor Day (and download National Donor Day Valentine cards!) at https://www.donatelife.net/celebrations/national-donor-day/.

02/11/2026

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems present at birth that affect the structure and function of the heart. They are the most common birth defect in the U.S., affecting approximately 40,000 babies each year.

One treatment for CHDs is the replacement of defective heart valves with a valve donated by a deceased infant donor. In 2025, the decisions of donor families allowed United Tissue Resources to make 101 cardiac grafts available (pediatric and adult) to save lives in our service area.

02/09/2026

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - Feb. 7-14

"I was born with three congenital heart defects: coarctation of the aorta (my main heart artery was pinched off), multiple VSDs (holes), and spongy myocardium (spongy, non-compacted heart tissue…full of holes!). On my first birthday, when I had just 24-48 hours left to live, I received the gift of life from a 5-month-old in Iowa, named Cole. Today, just over 25 years later, I’m healthy as can be. I have a lot of doctors and specialists following me, but I work as a registered nurse.

I got married in October 2025 (to an amazing man), and we just celebrated our first year in our first house! I have a home full of pets and a truly amazing life! I never would’ve made it past my first year if it weren’t for the selfless act of organ donation. This year, I’ll be competing in the Transplant Games of America for the 4th time, and I will finally be in the quarter-century club, something I’ve strived for my whole life." – Asia

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