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LIFECENTER’S SERVICES

SERVICES

LifeCenter professional staff includes organ and tissue donation coordinators who are specialists at organ preservation and tissue recovery. These staff members are available round-the-clock to facilitate organ and tissue donation. We follow all federal guidelines for organ sharing as outlined by the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN). We also recover tissues for transplantation from medically suitable donors.

LifeCenter Provides:

1. Notification: Hospitals are required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify LifeCenter, or their local organ procurement organization, when a death occurs. This allows organ procurement organization referral center staff to screen for potential donors.

2. Evaluation: LifeCenter’s referral center, donor family services and the donation coordinator staff will evaluate each potential donor for medical suitability. This screening occurs during the initial referral call with the hospital staff and during a medical social history discussion with the family of the potential donor.

3. Authorization: LifeCenter obtains authorization as prescribed by Ohio Law and all industry standards. In the event that the patient is a candidate for organ or tissue donation, LifeCenter checks the Ohio Donor Registry and if the individual is listed they work with the family so that they may support their loved one's decision to be a donor. If the individual is not on the registry or is a minor we approach the family for authorization and to facilitate the donation.

4. Management: Once brain death has been declared and documented, the donation coordinator is responsible for the medical management of the donor and writing orders to optimize the viability of each organ, under the direction of the medical director.

5. Surgical Recovery: The donation coordinator arranges for the appropriate incoming surgical teams to recover the donated organs and tissues. Cosmetic reconstruction of the donor is completed following surgery.

6. Preservation: Trained specialists are provided to ensure that all organs and tissues are preserved and stored properly until transplantation.

7. Financial Aspects: Once death has been declared and authorization is secured, all costs associated with organ and tissue donation will be assumed by LifeCenter.

8. Quality Assurance: All required immunological tests recommended by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) are performed. A thorough medical history, blood cultures and tissue cultures are obtained on all organ and tissue donors. In addition, an autopsy may be necessary if the circumstances surrounding the death warrant further explanation.

9. Professional Education: Educational programs are available to medical, administrative, nursing, pastoral-care, social-worker, and other hospital staff to increase awareness and knowledge about organ and tissue donation. LifeCenter also sponsors specialized educational offerings, such as Designated Requestor training (in collaboration with other recovery agencies in Southwest Ohio).

10. Community Education: LifeCenter is dedicated to increasing the community's awareness of the drastic need for organ and tissue donation. By working in partnership with schools, businesses, religious leaders, BMVs, and other individuals committed to the cause, we can educate the community about the "Gift of Life." LifeCenter provides free speakers, displays, and information for community programs, events, and health fairs.

11. Community Relations: Throughout the year, LifeCenter sponsors a combination of special events, broadcast and print interviews, and media campaigns in an effort to promote public awareness about organ and tissue donation.

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