Whether it's bringing some cheer to a lonely patient, delivering flowers from loved ones, making a sick patient less anxious or just giving directions, our volunteers have a great and lasting impact on patients.

Volunteers range in age from teens to seniors, but they all share a generosity of spirit and a dedication to giving. Volunteering is also an opportunity to join one of the top health care providers in the region.

Join Plainview Hospital's family of volunteers by calling (516) 719-2305.

When you become an organ donor, you donate life. Consider these facts from the New York Organ Donor Network (NYODN):

• More than 120,000 people nationwide are on the national waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant, including approximately 10,000 New Yorkers.
• Every 10 minutes, another person is added to the list.
• A single donor can save the lives of eight people through organ donation and improve the lives of up to 50 others with tissue donation.

Types of tissue and organ donation include:

• Organ donation: The donation of an organ from an individual who has been declared brain-dead. The organs are transplanted into individuals based on need through a national waiting list.
• Tissue donation: The donation of tissue (bone, eyes, fascia, heart valves and vessels) from an individual who has suffered cardiac or brain death.
• Living donation: The donation of organs from a living donor to an individual with a matching blood and/or tissue type.
• Consent for donation: An approval from the family of an organ or tissue donor to donate tissue and/or organs. Even if a patient has signed a donor card, the family still needs to consent.