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Todd Franzen, MPA Community Relations Team Leader

Gift of Life Donor Program is a non-profit organization established in 1974, dedicated to coordinating organ and tissue donation to save lives. We work with hospitals, transplant centers, and donor families to provide compassionate care and support. Join us in becoming a designated donor and give the gift of life.

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Todd Franzen, MPA Community Relations Team Leader

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  1. Todd Franzen, MPA Community Relations Team Leader

  2. Gift of Life Donor ProgramPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania USA • Non-Profit Organization • Established in 1974 • Federally designated OPO (by Medicare) for eastern PA, Southern NJ & Delaware - 130 Acute Care Hospitals • - 16 Transplant Centers, 44 Programs • - 10.3 Million Population • 417 organ donors in 2012 - highest in the U.S. & 40 Donors/MM; 1,226 bone recoveries and 2,344 eye recoveries • Over 34,000 organs for transplantation and over 300,000 tissue allografts • Accredited by: the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO); American Assoc. of Tissue Banks (AATB) & Eye Bank Assoc. of America (EBAA); UNOS/OPTN member OPO

  3. Gift of Life Donor ProgramPrimary Services 24 hour on-call assistance and on site response to evaluate and manage potential donors Discuss organ and tissue donation options with families and coordinate the informed consent process Coordinate surgical recovery of organs and tissues and organ allocation per UNOS guidelines Provide comprehensive bereavement aftercare program for all donor families Assist with the development of policies and procedures Provide professional and public education

  4. Waiting for a Life-Saving Transplant in the U.S. February 2013* Lung 1,658 Kidney 95,230 Liver 15,770 Pancreas 1,199 Intestine Heart 3,412 254 Heart and Lung Kidney and Pancreas 2,115 53 116,919 TOTAL WAITING Source: Based on OPTN data as of February 15, 2013 with data available through February 8, 2013. Count based upon candidates. Candidates - A patient who is waiting at more than one center, or for multiple organs, is counted as only one candidate. Totals may be less than the sums due to patients included in multiple categories.

  5. 529 Kidney 79 Liver 7 Heart 7 Pancreas 5 Kidney-Pancreas 2 Lung 2 Intestine 0 Heart/Lung Delaware Residents Awaiting Organ TransplantationNovember 2012* All patients registered on the UNOS waiting list who reside in DE, regardless of the transplant center location where they are listed (e.g. DE, PA, DE, MD, FL, etc. ). DE 631 TOTAL PATIENTS WAITING *Source: Based on OPTN data as of November 14, 2012 with data available through August 31, 2012. Count based upon Patient Registrations. Patient Registrations.: a patient who is waiting at more than one center, or for multiple organs, will have multiple registrations.

  6. Donor Designation in DE Donor Designation Source: Delaware Department of Transportation as of May 1, 2013

  7. Becoming a Designated Donor • Say “yes” to organ and tissue donation when renewing a drivers license or state ID card • Sign up online at www.donatelife-de.org • Adding the donor designation is considered legal consent for organ and tissue donation.

  8. Questions? Todd Franzen, MPA Gift of Life Donor Program Community Relations Team Leader 215-557-8090 tfranzen@donors1.org

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