Todd Franzen, MPA

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Todd Franzen, MPA Community Relations Team Leader
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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

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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

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Waiting for a Life-Saving Transplant in the U.S.
February 2013
Lung 1,658
Kidney 95,230
Pancreas 1,199
Liver 15,770
Intestine
Heart 3,412
254
Heart and Lung
Kidney and Pancreas 2,115
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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.
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Delaware Residents Awaiting Organ
TransplantationNovember 2012
529 Kidney 79 Liver 7
Heart 7 Pancreas 5
Kidney-Pancreas 2 Lung 2
Intestine 0 Heart/Lung
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.
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Donor Designation in DE
County Designation Percentages
New Castle 49.10
Kent 47.67
Sussex 48.13
TOTAL 48.62
Donor Designation
Source Delaware Department of Transportation as
of May 1, 2013
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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.

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Questions?
Todd Franzen, MPA Gift of Life Donor
Program Community Relations Team
Leader 215-557-8090 tfranzen_at_donors1.org