TV series about Vanderbilt Transplant Center debuts tomorrow on discovery +
Two VUMC patients are featured in each of the series one-hour episodes. The entire three-episode series will be available to stream starting Wednesday morning on Discovery+, the streaming platform of Discovery Inc., home to a host of TV networks including Animal Planet, HGTV, and the Discovery Channel.
In addition, the cable network TLC will air a “First Look” featuring a portion of the series’ first episode at 10 p.m. Central time on Wednesday. From this promo, viewers will be directed to the Discovery+ streaming platform where they can view the entire series.
“We are so proud to be part of this project to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation and the life-saving opportunity provided by each transplant,” said Seth Karp, MD, chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, H. William Scott Jr. Professor and director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center.
The project provides the opportunity to educate a national audience about how organ donation impacts the lives of others. Each episode will include a message encouraging viewers to register through Donate Life America to become organ donors.