LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services Honoring life through organ donation since 1966. We are a nonprofit division of UF Health Shands Hospital. Visit www.DonateLifeFlorida.org.

We are a non-profit organization serving Florida’s donation and transplantation community. We help those in need of life-saving transplants. It is the individuals in need who motivate us and the selfless donors who humble us. LifeQuest is a founding member of Donate Life Florida, a state-wide alliance of organ, tissue and eye recovery programs and other organizations interested in encouraging life-saving donation and increasing donor designations.

06/14/2026

LifeQuest is proud to have been recognized alongside so many outstanding community heroes at the First Responders Heroes Award Ceremony. 🎉

It is humbling to be in the company of such dedicated individuals who show up every day with courage, commitment and compassion for others. Heroism often lives in the steady, everyday service of ordinary people doing extraordinary work for their neighbors. 💙🚓✨

Special thanks to Pastor Kenneth Frame, chaplain of the Port Saint Joe Police Department, for bringing this ceremony together. We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate those who quietly and consistently make a difference. 🙏👏

A powerful reminder that one life can change many. ❤️ Through organ donation, Emily’s legacy lives on in the lives she s...
06/10/2026

A powerful reminder that one life can change many. ❤️ Through organ donation, Emily’s legacy lives on in the lives she saved.

The family of Emily Matejovitz spent what would have been the Michigan teen’s high school graduation day meeting the three people whose lives she saved through organ donation.

It was a great day at the Chiefland Watermelon Festival thanks to the involvement of many, including 👉Chiefland Watermel...
06/09/2026

It was a great day at the Chiefland Watermelon Festival thanks to the involvement of many, including 👉Chiefland Watermelon Petite Queen Maggie Nipper, 👉Levy County Tax Collector Michele Langford 👉Chiefland Watermelon Princess Savannah Bastow and👉Chiefland Watermelon Queen Grace Bastow. Thanks everyone for stopping by our tent and for encouraging others to visit www.DonateLifeFlorida.org.

Happy Best Friends Day Tiffany and Nora 💙👭👬💙 "Here we are in 2026...I am able to see another birthday. I am forever grat...
06/08/2026

Happy Best Friends Day Tiffany and Nora 💙👭👬💙

"Here we are in 2026...I am able to see another birthday. I am forever grateful to my donor, my 'Organ Buddy.' We have gotten so close through this whole process. It seems we're more like family. It has also made me look at life through a different lens. The transplant process puts into perspective what matters, what doesn't, what's in your control and what needs to be released."

Tiffany (left) was diagnosed with a rare liver disease in high school that progressed in severity over the years until her medical team suggested that a living liver transplant was her best option. Tiffany posted her story to social media and a family friend, Nora, messaged saying she was interested in being evaluated as a living donor. They were a match!

In September of 2025, Tiffany and Nora had their surgeries. They both had complications but today are doing well. 💙💚

It's official! 🎉 Tax Collector/DHSMV offices in the LifeQuest service area claimed the top three spots for donor designa...
06/05/2026

It's official! 🎉 Tax Collector/DHSMV offices in the LifeQuest service area claimed the top three spots for donor designation rate (DDR) growth across the state of Florida during National Donate Life Month!

🥇 Dixie County: +9%
🥈 Union County: +4%
🥉 Liberty County: +2%

Congratulations to these outstanding teams and their leaders - 👉Michelle Cannon, 👉Lisa Johnson and 👉Marie Goodman - on this incredible achievement!. We couldn't be more proud of their commitment to inspiring residents to register as organ, eye and tissue donors every day.


CONGRATS! 🏆 There’s nothing sour about this lemon tree at  the Citrus County Tax Collector’s Office in Inverness—it just...
06/04/2026

CONGRATS! 🏆 There’s nothing sour about this lemon tree at the Citrus County Tax Collector’s Office in Inverness—it just squeezed out the competition to win Donate Life Florida's Best Tree Contest for a large office! 🏆🌳

Ronda Bland and Tammy Smith, you must be feeling pretty sweet about bringing home the title. Thank you to everyone who helped make this an a-peel-ing victory.

What a fun way to grow awareness about the lifesaving power of organ, eye and tissue donation.🍋🏆🍋💛🌳 Visit DonateLifeFlorida.org.

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June is Pride Month and organ donation is available to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.  T...
06/04/2026

June is Pride Month and organ donation is available to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The HOPE Act, passed in 2013, allows research and carefully regulated transplantation of organs (such as kidneys and livers) from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients under approved clinical studies.

Learn more at https://www.hrsa.gov/optn/professionals/resources/hope-act

Cuteness overload! 💚 Our tiniest volunteer understood the assignment and proudly spread a big message: DONATE LIFE. 🫶 🫶 ...
05/29/2026

Cuteness overload! 💚 Our tiniest volunteer understood the assignment and proudly spread a big message: DONATE LIFE. 🫶 🫶 Big hearts come in small packages. 💚

Behind every life saved is a team that cares deeply 💙 ✨ These incredible women help turn loss into life, hope into heali...
05/27/2026

Behind every life saved is a team that cares deeply 💙 ✨ These incredible women help turn loss into life, hope into healing and generosity into miracles every day in our hospitals.

💚 Real women. Real compassion. Real impact.

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4016 NW 22nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL
32605

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