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1 Todd Franzen, MPA Community Relations Team Leader

2 Gift of Life Donor Program Philadelphia, 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 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 Gift of Life Donor Program Gift of Life Donor Program Primary Services

4 Kidney 95,230 Kidney 95,230 Lung 1,658 Lung 1,658 Pancreas 1,199 Pancreas 1,199 Heart 3,412 Heart 3,412 Liver 15,770 Liver 15,770 Kidney and Pancreas 2,115 Kidney and Pancreas 2,115 Heart and Lung Waiting for a Life-Saving Transplant in the U.S. February 2013 * 53 116, 919 TOTAL WAITING Intestine 254 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 Delaware Residents Awaiting Organ Transplantation November 2012 * 631 TOTAL PATIENTS WAITING DE 529 Kidney 529 Kidney 79 Liver 79 Liver 7 Heart 7 Heart 7 Pancreas 7 Pancreas 5 Kidney-Pancreas 5 Kidney-Pancreas 2 Lung 2 Lung 2 Intestine 2 Intestine 0 Heart/Lung 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. ). *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 County Designation Percentages New Castle49.10% Kent47.67% Sussex48.13% TOTAL48.62% Source: Delaware Department of Transportation as of May 1, 2013 Donor Designation

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.orgwww.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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