NORFOLK, Va. — The Sentara Hospital downtown is celebrating its 50th anniversary of kidney transplants, the only adult program offered for this service in the Hampton Roads.
"Oh yeah, they're great. I mean it's the best place, Norfolk General," said Richard Weidner, Transplant recipient.
Kidney recipients and living donors gathered for this event to celebrate life that has been enhanced through the generosity of others.
"With the transplant, kidney, and the pancreas, I'm feeling really good and really on top of things!" said Eldrene Copeland, a transplant recipient.
According to Sentara, over 2,400 kidneys have been transplanted since the program began in 1972—before the name Sentara was even adopted.
For more information on how you can be a part of their program, click here.
