http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/new-call-organ-donors-michigan <p>There&rsquo;s a new push underway to get more Michiganders to sign up as future organ donors.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Michigan ranks 44^th in the percentage of adults who are registered organ donors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Richard Pietroski says that&rsquo;s not good enough.&nbsp; He&rsquo;s the chief executive officer of <a href="http://www.giftoflifemichigan.org/become_a_donor/">Gift of Life Michigan</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pietroski says the 3 thousand critically ill Michiganders waiting for an organ or tissue transplant have to wait longer than they should.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:57:03 +0000 Steve Carmody 4372 at http://michiganradio.org A new call for organ donors in Michigan http://michiganradio.org/post/spectrum-hospital-completes-first-heart-transplant-west-michigan <p>Doctors are <a href="http://www.spectrum-health.org/body.cfm?id=677&amp;action=detail&amp;ref=561">celebrating the first successful heart transplant</a> done in west Michigan. In <a href="http://www.spectrum-health.org/body.cfm?id=677&amp;action=detail&amp;ref=442">February Spectrum Health was approved</a> to perform heart transplants. Three other hospitals in Michigan are allowed to do the complicated procedure, but they’re all located in southeast Michigan.</p> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:38:24 +0000 Lindsey Smith 594 at http://michiganradio.org Spectrum Hospital completes first heart transplant in west Michigan