Colorado Boasts Three Top Donor Hospitals in Both Organ and Tissue Donation for 2003; Local Hospitals Help Donor Alliance Set Colorado and Wyoming Donation Records.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. year-end statistics, Donor Alliance was able to facilitate more transplants in 2003 than in previous years. This goal could not have been achieved without the dedication of three of Colorado's top donor hospitals, St. Anthony Central Hospital (SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. ), Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center is a large nonprofit health care provider located in Seattle, Washington. (SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) ) and The Medical Center of Aurora Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. (TMCA TMCA Transportation Movement Control Agency TMCA Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd TMCA Titanium Metals Corporation of America TMCA Theater-Army Movements Control Agency ). Donor Alliance recovered organs from 82 donors in 2003, 12 from SAC, eight from SMC, and seven from TMCA. "This statistic statistic, n a value or number that describes a series of quantitative observations or measures; a value calculated from a sample. statistic a numerical value calculated from a number of observations in order to summarize them. is unprecedented because it's the first time the top donor hospitals for organs are the same as the top donor hospitals for tissue," said Patricia D. Brewster, Chief Executive Officer for Donor Alliance. "Not only did these hospitals improve the number of organ donors organ donor Transplantation A person/cadaver that donates his/her organ(s) to a recipient over previous years, they also improved the number of tissue donors." In 2003, SAC had 53 tissue donors, SMC had 49, and TMCA had 33 tissue donors. As a result, 300 critically ill patients received transplants at Colorado transplant centers. "Looking at our 2003 results and the success of these hospitals, what stands out is the fact that these hospitals have support for organ and tissue donation from the top down," said Brewster. "They also have efficient and effective systems in place that ensure donors are evaluated and referred in a timely manner." SAC, a Level 1 trauma center level 1 trauma center Emergency care A hospital equiped to handle any level of severity of trauma, and has a trauma surgeon on-site 24/7 and an OR ready at all times for trauma cases. See Trauma center. , has been recognized at the national level as one of the top 200 hospitals in the country. SAC is also working with Donor Alliance and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA HRSA Health Resources & Services Administration (US) HRSA Historical Radio Society of Australia HRSA Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety HRSA Hotel and Restaurant Suppliers Association (Canada) ) on Tommy G. Thompson's, Secretary of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Secretary of Health and Human Services - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter" , Organ Donation Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting or grafting them into other persons. Breakthrough Collaborative The Breakthrough Collaborative (formerly Summerbridge National) is a collaboration of programs across the United States and in Hong Kong - all functioning independently from one another - that aims to effect positive change in urban schools. . In April 2003, Thompson joined with key national leaders and practitioners from the nation's transplantation and hospital communities to launch the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative. The Collaborative is intended to increase access to transplantable organs by spreading known "best practices" to the nation's largest hospitals in hopes that they will be able to achieve organ donation rates of 75 percent or higher. Colorado has been recognized as a leader in donation rates. In 2003, more than 76 percent of those approached by Donor Alliance about donation said, "Yes," which is more than 20 percent higher than the last reported national average of 54 percent. "While we are proud of our donation rates, I have to say, as the epicenter ep·i·cen·ter n. 1. The point of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. 2. A focal point: stood at the epicenter of the international crisis. for the West Nile Virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. and the Flu, donation was adversely affected in 2003," said Brewster. Six potential organ donors were ruled out by Donor Alliance because their medical evaluation revealed that they might have been exposed to these viruses. In addition to local patients, Donor Alliance works with other organ procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. organizations across the country to save and enhance lives. "Working with other organ procurement organizations Donor Alliance was able to accept 99 organs for transplant from outside of our service area to save the lives of patients in Colorado," said Brewster. In turn, we were able to provide 76 organs to patients outside of Colorado." If an organ cannot be placed for transplant in Colorado, Donor Alliance works to make that organ available to save lives outside of the state.
2003 Hospital and Donor Statistics
Organ Tissue
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Hospital 2002 2003 2002 2003
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Not Top Not Top
St. Mary's/GJ 11 5 24 5
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St. Anthony Central 10 12 38 53
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Memorial 9 5 41 33
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Not Top Not Top
Swedish Medical Center 5 8 5 49
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The Medical Center Aurora 6 7 39 33
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The Children's Hospital 6 1 9 5
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Denver Health Medical Center 5 4 18 31
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Poudre Valley 3 7 17 21
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Wyoming Medical Center 4 6 8 11
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Parkview 4 5 14 17
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Lutheran 3 1 33 29
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Penrose 4 3 31 26
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Donation Statistics
Total Number of Organ Donors(a) 82
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Total Number of Organs Transplanted Locally 303
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Total Number of Organs Imported for Local Recipients 99
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Total Number of Organs Exported to Recipients Outside
of Colorado 76
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Total Number of Organ Transplants Facilitated by
Donor Alliance 379
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Total Number of Tissue Donors(b) 601
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Total Number of People on the National Waiting List 83,000
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Total Number of People on the Local Waiting List 1,459
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Greatest National Organ Need Kidney 56,000
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Greatest Local Organ Need Kidney 696
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(a) Up to 8 organs and 50 tissues can be recovered for transplant from one donor. (b) The condition of those in the need of tissue donations is not considered "life threatening." As a result, there is no timely data that indicates the number of Coloradoans that received life enhancing tissue transplants in 2003. About Donor Alliance, Inc. Donor Alliance is the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Colorado and Wyoming. As a recognized leader in facilitating the donation and recovery of transplantable organs and tissues, Donor Alliance's primary objectives are to save and enhance the lives. To achieve these objectives, Donor Alliance employs effective family approach and recovery programs in hospitals, and increases the awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation through public education and awareness campaigns throughout its service area. As a community-based not-for-profit organization, Donor Alliance coordinates with 100 hospitals, including four organ transplant organ transplant: see transplantation, medical. centers. Organs that are recoverable include: heart, lung, kidney, pancreas pancreas (păn`krēəs), glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes and hormones. In humans, the pancreas is a yellowish organ about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long and 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) wide. and small bowel small bowel n. See small intestine. . Tissues that are recoverable include: bone, connective connective - An operator used in logic to combine two logical formulas. See first order logic. ligaments, tendons as well as cardiovascular tissues and skin. Coloradoans can join the Donor Registry by going online to www.ColoradoDonorRegistry.org or call 303-380-4802 in the Denver area and toll-free statewide at 888-256-4386. |
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