LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER
2510 WESTRIDGE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77054 www.lifegift.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF LIFEGIFT IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT BY ETHICALLY, EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY RECOVERING APPROPRIATELY TRANSPLANTABLE ORGANS AND TISSUE TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES.

THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEDICARE CERTIFIED CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECOVERY OF HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUE.

PROCUREMENT:AS AN ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION (OPO), LIFEGIFT STAFF IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM HOSPITAL PERSONNEL WHO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONORS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICING A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES 109 COUNTIES IN HOUSTON, FORT WORTH, LUBBOCK AND AMARILLO AND WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 HOSPITALS. DURING 2019, 1,472 ORGANS WERE RECOVERED FROM 437 DONORS FOR TRANSPLANT, A RATE OF RECOVERY THAT IS HIGHER THAN MOST OTHER OPOS IN THE COUNTRY. LIFEGIFT WORKS WITH TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (UNOS) TO FACILITATE THE MATCHING OF DONOR ORGANS TO RECIPIENTS. LIFEGIFT STAFF FOLLOW THE POLICIES DICTATED BY THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT TRANSPLANT NETWORK (OPTN) FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ORGANS. ADDITIONALLY, LIFEGIFT MAINTAINS A COMMUNICATIONS CALL CENTER, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE CENTER SCREENS REFERRALS, APPROACHES FAMILIES FOR AUTHORIZATION AND MEDICAL HISTORY INFORMATION AND COORDINATES ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY EFFORTS. LIFEGIFT RECEIVED MORE THAN 34,000 REFERRALS IN 2019. LIFEGIFT ALSO RECOVERS TISSUE AND WORKS WITH NINE LOCAL AND NATIONAL TISSUE PROCESSORS TO REFER TISSUE USED FOR TRANSPLANTATION. DURING 2019, THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,900 TISSUE DONATIONS OF BONE, SKIN, HEART VALVES AND VEINS. THESE DONATIONS SAVE THE LIVES OF BURN VICTIMS AND CHILDREN WITH HEART DEFECTS. LIFEGIFT'S FACILITIES INCLUDE FIVE ON-SITE OPERATING ROOMS FOR TISSUE RECOVERY. REFERRALS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO FOUR EYE BANKS TO RECOVER CORNEAS TO RESTORE SIGHT AND FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:LIFEGIFT PROVIDES EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HOSPITALS IN ITS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA. A CUSTOMIZED PLAN IS DEVELOPED FOR EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS TO EXPAND LIFEGIFT'S EXPOSURE IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTING HOSPITALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIRED POLICIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL OF POTENTIAL DONORS; EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION; AND HOW TO APPROACH POTENTIAL DONOR FAMILIES WHEN ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DONATE. LIFEGIFT MEETS WITH HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOSPITAL STAFF TO DEVELOP, REVISE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION IN THE ROUTINE NOTIFICATION OF ALL HOSPITAL DEATHS. AFTER A DONATION TAKES PLACE, FOLLOW UP INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL.

PUBLIC EDUCATION:LIFEGIFT'S SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF 109 COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 9.8 MILLION BASED ON THE 2010 CENSUS. LIFEGIFT WORKS TO PROMOTE TEXAS'S STATEWIDE AND ORGAN TISSUE REGISTRY, DONATE LIFE TEXAS, DRIVING INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER THEIR DECISION TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR UPON THEIR DEATHS. LIFEGIFT HOSTS PUBLIC EVENTS ANNUALLY, PARTICULARLY DURING NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH (APRIL.) THESE EVENTS INCLUDE SPEAKING EVENTS, 5K WALK/RUNS AND HEALTH FAIRS. UTILIZING AMBASSADORS OF HOPE (VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION), LIFEGIFT CONDUCTS MEDIA OUTREACH IN A VARIETY OF OUTLETS TO INFLUENCE OTHERS ON IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. DURING 2019, A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 490 VOLUNTEERS DONATED ABOUT 2,500 HOURS OF THEIR TIME, REPRESENTING LIFEGIFT AT HUNDREDS OF EVENTS TO PROMOTE DONATION. LIFEGIFT ALSO PRODUCED 24 ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS IN 2019 FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCES, AS WELL AS ITS DIGITAL ANNUAL REPORT AND CALENDAR. THESE MATERIALS DESCRIBE LIFEGIFT'S ACTIVITIES AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, HIGHLIGHTING STORIES OF ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS A CONCERTED EFFORT ON EDUCATION TO MINORITY POPULATIONS, WITH TAILORED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. LIFEGIFT HAS A STRONG PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IS ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND LINKEDIN. IN MOST COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES, THERE IS A CALL TO ACTION TO REGISTER AS A DONOR ON DONATELIFETEXAS.ORG.

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