The National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) has announced that 2,039 living donors have completed their donor surgery using the NLDAC program. Sixty nine percent of those donors noted they would not have been able to donate an organ without NLDAC’s support. The purpose of the NLDAC is to reduce financial disincentives to living organ donation. The NLDAC was officially launched in October 2007.
Living organ donors must travel to major cities, where transplant centers are located, for their evaluation, surgery, and medical follow-up. While the donor’s medical expenses are usually covered by the recipient’s insurance, the donor’s transportation expenses may not be covered and for some potential donors, these travel costs can make living donation impossible. Currently, the Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN), which operates the national computerized matching system, has 98,597 kidney candidates and 15,913 liver candidates on the waiting lists for transplants. Many of these patients have family members or friends who are willing to donate an organ, but need assistance with travel expenses. The NLDAC program provides an essential service to a unique population of generous individuals who are willing to donate a kidney or portion of their liver to save a life.
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To register as a donor in California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.
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