190 - Donate Life: Andrea's Organ Donation Story (Andrea Hunter & Eric Briesemeister)

Andrea Hunter, an organ donor and Patient Access lead at Jones Regional Medical Center, recently donated her kidney to an acquaintance after seeing she was in need on a social media post. She joins Dr. Arnold to share her donation story and how it impacted her as a donor. 

Also joining the podcast is Eric Briesemeister, board chair for the Iowa Donor Network and CEO at Jones Regional Medical Center, to discuss the importance of organ donation. 

For more information about organ donation visit https://www.iowadonornetwork.org/ 

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