Transplantation
25 Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation
The success rates of transplant surgery have improved remarkably, but growing shortages exist in the supply of organs and tissues available for transplantation. Many Americans who need transplants cannot get them because of these shortages. The result: some of these people die while waiting for that "Gift of Life."
Each year, the National Kidney Foundation develops special public education programs aimed at increasing public awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation. Learning more about organ and tissue donation will help every American to make an informed decision about this important issue. Here are some facts everyone should know: 
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Please keep checking the site for our upcoming Pre-Transplant Program. The program will be held at Yale New Haven Hospital in conjunction with Yale Transplant Center in October or November 2009.
The Pre-Transplant Program is for all individuals who are either on the transplant list or thinking of transplant as a treatment option. Professional presenters will cover topics such as Financial issues, understanding the pre-transplant work up, and medications. There will be a panel discussion with doctors and presenters plus a transplant recipient and living donor.
Click on the links below for more transplantation and organ donation information:
Connecticut Donor Registry - www.ct.gov
United Network for Organ Sharing - www.unos.org
LifeChoice Donor Services - www.lifechoiceopo.org
Hartford Hospital - www.harthosp.org
Yale-New Haven Hospital - www.ynhh.org
New England Organ Bank - www.neob.org
