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Elkhart General patient's final gift makes him become nation's oldest liver donor > Beacon Health System
Every organ donation matters. But in January 2026, one made history. At 84, Fred Voorde of Elkhart became the oldest liver donor in the United States through Donation After Circulatory Death, or DCD. It’s a process in which doctors recover the organ after life support is withdrawn and the heart stops, rather than after brain death. Behind the milestone is a man remembered first as a devoted to his wife and kids, then as well-respected Elkhart Co…
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