Todd Franzen, MPACommunity Relations

Team Leader

Gift of Life Donor ProgramGift of Life Donor ProgramPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania USAPhiladelphia, 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

• 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 ProgramGift of Life Donor ProgramPrimary Services

Kidney95,230

Lung1,658

Pancreas1,199

Heart3,412

Liver15,770

Kidney and Pancreas2,115

Heart and Lung

Waiting for a Life-Saving Transplant in the U.S. February 2013*

53

116,116, 919 919 TOTAL WAITING 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.

Delaware Residents Awaiting Delaware Residents Awaiting Organ TransplantationOrgan Transplantation

November 2012November 2012**

631631 TOTAL PATIENTS WAITING TOTAL PATIENTS WAITING

DEDE

529 Kidney529 Kidney 79 Liver79 Liver 7 Heart7 Heart 7 Pancreas7 Pancreas 5 Kidney-Pancreas 5 Kidney-Pancreas 2 Lung2 Lung 2 Intestine2 Intestine 0 Heart/Lung0 Heart/Lung

All patients registered on theAll patients registered on theUNOS waiting list who resideUNOS waiting list who residein DE, in DE, regardlessregardless of the of thetransplant center location transplant center location where they are listed (e.g. where they are listed (e.g. DE, PA, DE, MD, FL, etc. ).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.

Donor Designation in DEDonor Designation in DE

CountyCounty Designation Designation PercentagesPercentages

New Castle 49.10%

Kent 47.67%

Sussex 48.13%

TOTALTOTAL 48.62%48.62%

Source: Delaware Department of Transportation as of May 1, 2013

Donor Designation

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.

Questions?Questions?

Todd Franzen, MPAGift of Life Donor Program

Community Relations Team Leader215-557-8090

tfranzen@donors1.org