Organ Donation
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Lifesaving Partners Named for 2007
Achievements Supporting Organ/Tissue Donation (Gift of Hope News
- 3/3/08)
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National Kidney Foundation of
Illinois Honors IHA at 22nd Annual "Gift of Life Gala" (10/29/07)
- Photos from Gift of Life Gala
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KidneyMobile®
Screening Registration for 2008
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IHA to Receive Gift of
Life Award for KidneyMobile® (Sept. 2007)
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Transplant
Organs for Sale? Medical and Ethical Experts Debate Possibility of Regulated
Market for Donor Organs (Mary Ann Childers, Channel 2, 6/20/07)
- Federal
Regulation-Hospital Conditions of Participation
(42 CFR
482.45): In an effort to save lives by substantially increasing
organ donation, the Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA) finalized the Medicare conditions of participation
for hospitals regarding organ, tissue, and eye procurement,
effective August 21, 1998. The regulation is the
centerpiece of the National Organ and Tissue Donation
Initiative, which set a goal of a 20% increase in the first
two years of the regulation. Under the rule, Illinois
hospitals are required to notify their organ procurement
organization (OPO) of all deaths and imminent deaths that
occur in the hospital. The rule emphasizes collaboration
between the hospital and its OPO, with which it must have
an agreement, so that the family of every potential donor
knows about the option to donate organ or tissues.
- Organ Procurement
Organization (OPO):
OPOs are nonprofit organizations that coordinate
activities relating to organ procurement. There are 60
organ procurement organizations in the country. Each OPO is
responsible for a specific designated geographic area and
is certified by HCFA every two years. Illinois is
represented by two OPOs that are part of HCFA's Midwest
Consortium. Approximately 3/4 of our state is currently
served by the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, while
Mid-America Transplant Services covers the most southern
region of the state.
Donation Facts:
- Every 14
minutes a new name is added to the national waiting list.
- Each day 16 people on the waiting list die because an organ
was not available.
- A donor can save up to 7 lives and enhance the lives of up
to 30 others.
- Donor families are not charged for recovery of organs.
- An average of 57 transplants are performed daily.
- Organ recipients lead full productive lives for years
following a transplant.
State and federal efforts to increase donor
awareness and transplantation have been underway for the past decade. The
following information is to further member understanding of this important
issue.
Staff Contact:
Cathy Grossi: (630)
276-5706
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