Where kidney transplants are a family heritage
Don Burl III is on the brink of receiving his fourth kidney transplant, courtesy of a paired kidney exchange that involves a member of his extended family and a complete stranger.
News5 Minute ReadOct | 16 | 2020
Every April, organ procurement organizations, transplant centers and countless other communities recognize and celebrate the entire month as National Donate Life Month.
In April 2019, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center partnered with New England Donor Services (NEDS)—the organization responsible for coordinating organ and tissue donation throughout New England—to revitalize their Donate Life Month efforts, encourage donor registration and honor those who have given the gift of life through donation.
As a result of these efforts, Donate Life America recognized Mass General Transplant Center and NEDS as a Top Hospital/Healthcare Program and awarded the 2020 Pinnacle Award. These awards are given out each year and recognize programs successful in inspiring more people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and establishing donation as a cultural norm.
During the 2019 National Donate Life Month, as Mass General and NEDS worked together to advance a culture where donation is embraced as a fundamental human responsibility, they executed the following initiatives:
One organ donor has the ability to save up to eight lives through donation, and on average, a single tissue donor can enhance the lives of 75 people. At Mass General, we are advocates for organ and tissue donation and strive to find new ways to share available organs among patients on transplant wait lists and, ultimately, to give a second chance at life.
The demand for donations has never been greater. Source: www.organdonor.gov
Don Burl III is on the brink of receiving his fourth kidney transplant, courtesy of a paired kidney exchange that involves a member of his extended family and a complete stranger.
When Jeanette Bernard needed an urgent kidney transplant in January 2018, it was not a stranger from a donor list but her own cousin, Jill Palermo, who came to her aid.
Throughout April 2019, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center and New England Donor Services (NEDS) partner to recognize National Donate Life Month (NDLM), the largest nationwide awareness campaign for the transplant field.
April is Donate Life Month, and to celebrate, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center held a Facebook Live event hosted by Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, and moderated by surgical resident and former living kidney donor Charles Rickert, MD.
Don Burl III is on the brink of receiving his fourth kidney transplant, courtesy of a paired kidney exchange that involves a member of his extended family and a complete stranger.
When Jeanette Bernard needed an urgent kidney transplant in January 2018, it was not a stranger from a donor list but her own cousin, Jill Palermo, who came to her aid.
Throughout April 2019, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center and New England Donor Services (NEDS) partner to recognize National Donate Life Month (NDLM), the largest nationwide awareness campaign for the transplant field.
April is Donate Life Month, and to celebrate, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center held a Facebook Live event hosted by Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, and moderated by surgical resident and former living kidney donor Charles Rickert, MD.
Organ donation saves lives. We are advocates for organ and tissue donation. We strive to find new ways to share available organs among patients on transplant wait lists and, ultimately, to give a second chance at life.