Organ donations at all time high! - tanTALK

billable · 07-22-2006, 11:01 AM

Release Date:
07/19/2006

Monthly Record Number of Organ Donors Reported

More lives were saved by organ transplantation in the month of May than in any month ever before! According to data from the nation's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), operated by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there were 725 deceased organ donors in the United States in May, 2006.
Transplant community meets the challenge
The number of deceased donors increased rapidly in the last two years. This is attributed in part to the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative, the federal government's initiative to save or enhance the lives of thousands each year by sharing and implementing known best practices in organ donation with the nation's largest hospitals to achieve organ donation rates of 75 percent or higher.
Collaborative participants were challenged in September 2004 to strive for a new record of 700 donors recovered in a single month.
Monthly records for deceased organ donors:

More than 400 deceased organ donors reported for the first time in July, 1990
500 donors reported eight years later in April, 1998
In May 2004, 600 donors reported
Another benchmark reached in less than two years with 725 donors reported in May, 2006

More lives to save, decisions to record
Even with the increase in donation, there still remains a great need with more than 92,000 patients waiting for an organ transplant in the United States. The transplant community has set the goal of registering 100 million donors in state organ and tissue donor registries throughout the country. Visit Donate Life America's Web site, www.donatelife.net to find out how to make sure your wishes are carried out where you live.
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is operated under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Transplantation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The OPTN brings together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop organ transplantation policy.

Marca · 07-22-2006, 12:47 PM

Great to hear this, hopefully it will even increase more! :-)

MatrixMan · 07-22-2006, 01:04 PM

One time at drivers ed (yesterday, lol) we had someone from IOPO come in and talk to use about the organ procurremnt program and all of that.... but........
I personally think my organs are mine, and they stay mine. You are supposed to live with what you have and what you are dealt.

tanthis&tanthat · 07-22-2006, 01:36 PM

hmmm... i don't know much about you MM or what your beliefs are about what is yours is yours and when you would be willing to give up "what is yours"... like say maybe when you die... but have you considered if you might be willing to give up YOUR organs AFTER you are done with them in the physical sense? i don't want to offend you or "step on anyones toes", but if you are done with them you could save someones life afterall and they could use them for their time being.

sherri · 07-22-2006, 01:36 PM

You would think twice if your child needed a heart to live like my daughter did!
what are you going to do with it once your gone? How would you feel knowing that you saved a life. Pretty **** good if you ask me.....

tanthis&tanthat · 07-22-2006, 01:40 PM

you are supposed to live with what you have and what you are dealt? okay, so you are still yound and i will chalk it up to that. maybe when you grow up, get married and become slightly attached to your wife and children you may think differently. lets just say that something random in life happens and your little baby girl needs a transplant of some kind, we will make this simple and just say she needs a new heart... and a compatible child dies in a horrible car accident in the next operating room and your daughter could use her heart... would you just sit there and say "NO... my daughter was dealt this in life, just let it go, we will live with it" or would you take a donor heart and covet it and cherish your daughter for some time longer and honor the little girl that died and gave you another chance? just curious!

sherri · 07-22-2006, 01:43 PM

WAY TO GO tanthis&tanthat. I have a VERY special bond with the family who saved my daughters life! I cant even imagine that family saying what's mine is mine...

tanthis&tanthat · 07-22-2006, 02:00 PM

wow sherri, i had no idea! i am so happy for your blessing, and that there was a family out there willing to give life to your daughter! amazing!

billable · 07-22-2006, 02:08 PM

And Sherri's daughter is a beautiful healthy girl now leading an active, normal life. She has been truly blessed.

SandiGirl · 07-22-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatrixMan

One time at drivers ed (yesterday, lol) we had someone from IOPO come in and talk to use about the organ procurremnt program and all of that.... but........
I personally think my organs are mine, and they stay mine. You are supposed to live with what you have and what you are dealt.

Remember that if you liver or kidneys ever shuts down.

07-22-2006, 11:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
billable Join Date: Feb 1 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 62 Posts: 2,077 Rep Power: 103	Organ donations at all time high! Release Date: 07/19/2006 Printer Friendly Monthly Record Number of Organ Donors Reported More lives were saved by organ transplantation in the month of May than in any month ever before! According to data from the nation's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), operated by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there were 725 deceased organ donors in the United States in May, 2006. Transplant community meets the challenge The number of deceased donors increased rapidly in the last two years. This is attributed in part to the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative, the federal government's initiative to save or enhance the lives of thousands each year by sharing and implementing known best practices in organ donation with the nation's largest hospitals to achieve organ donation rates of 75 percent or higher. Collaborative participants were challenged in September 2004 to strive for a new record of 700 donors recovered in a single month. Monthly records for deceased organ donors: More than 400 deceased organ donors reported for the first time in July, 1990 500 donors reported eight years later in April, 1998 In May 2004, 600 donors reported Another benchmark reached in less than two years with 725 donors reported in May, 2006 More lives to save, decisions to record Even with the increase in donation, there still remains a great need with more than 92,000 patients waiting for an organ transplant in the United States. The transplant community has set the goal of registering 100 million donors in state organ and tissue donor registries throughout the country. Visit Donate Life America's Web site, www.donatelife.net to find out how to make sure your wishes are carried out where you live. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is operated under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Transplantation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The OPTN brings together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop organ transplantation policy. __________________ Waiting list candidates 96,910 as of July 8 2007 at 4:23pm www.caregivertalk.org online caregiver support group

07-22-2006, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
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07-22-2006, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
MatrixMan I'm Banned Join Date: Sep 9 2005 Age: 33 Posts: 1,555 Rep Power: 0	Re: Organ donations at all time high! One time at drivers ed (yesterday, lol) we had someone from IOPO come in and talk to use about the organ procurremnt program and all of that.... but........ I personally think my organs are mine, and they stay mine. You are supposed to live with what you have and what you are dealt.

07-22-2006, 01:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
tanthis&tanthat My mom loves Derf!! Join Date: Jan 27 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 28	Re: Organ donations at all time high! hmmm... i don't know much about you MM or what your beliefs are about what is yours is yours and when you would be willing to give up "what is yours"... like say maybe when you die... but have you considered if you might be willing to give up YOUR organs AFTER you are done with them in the physical sense? i don't want to offend you or "step on anyones toes", but if you are done with them you could save someones life afterall and they could use them for their time being.

07-22-2006, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
sherri Join Date: Jun 16 2006 Location: wv Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Re: Organ donations at all time high! You would think twice if your child needed a heart to live like my daughter did! what are you going to do with it once your gone? How would you feel knowing that you saved a life. Pretty **** good if you ask me..... __________________ Share Life, Give of Yourself. Be an Organ Donor Waiting list candidates 92,251 as of today 7:19am Thank You For Giving My Daughter Life! 04/10/2005 Last edited by sherri; 07-22-2006 at 01:38 PM.

07-22-2006, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
tanthis&tanthat My mom loves Derf!! Join Date: Jan 27 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 28	Re: Organ donations at all time high! you are supposed to live with what you have and what you are dealt? okay, so you are still yound and i will chalk it up to that. maybe when you grow up, get married and become slightly attached to your wife and children you may think differently. lets just say that something random in life happens and your little baby girl needs a transplant of some kind, we will make this simple and just say she needs a new heart... and a compatible child dies in a horrible car accident in the next operating room and your daughter could use her heart... would you just sit there and say "NO... my daughter was dealt this in life, just let it go, we will live with it" or would you take a donor heart and covet it and cherish your daughter for some time longer and honor the little girl that died and gave you another chance? just curious!

07-22-2006, 01:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
sherri Join Date: Jun 16 2006 Location: wv Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Re: Organ donations at all time high! WAY TO GO tanthis&tanthat. I have a VERY special bond with the family who saved my daughters life! I cant even imagine that family saying what's mine is mine... __________________ Share Life, Give of Yourself. Be an Organ Donor Waiting list candidates 92,251 as of today 7:19am Thank You For Giving My Daughter Life! 04/10/2005

07-22-2006, 02:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
tanthis&tanthat My mom loves Derf!! Join Date: Jan 27 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 28	Re: Organ donations at all time high! wow sherri, i had no idea! i am so happy for your blessing, and that there was a family out there willing to give life to your daughter! amazing!

07-22-2006, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
billable Join Date: Feb 1 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 62 Posts: 2,077 Rep Power: 103	Re: Organ donations at all time high! And Sherri's daughter is a beautiful healthy girl now leading an active, normal life. She has been truly blessed. __________________ Waiting list candidates 96,910 as of July 8 2007 at 4:23pm www.caregivertalk.org online caregiver support group

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