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Liver policy reverted to DSA and regions

May 23, 2019 | Liver/intestine, News

OPTN Policy 9 (Allocation of Livers and Liver-Intestines) has reverted to use of the donation service area (DSA) and regional distribution boundaries in effect prior to May 14, 2019. This action complies with a federal court order dated May 17, 2019. The National...
We can all help

We can all help

Dec 12, 2017 | Kidney

For Kaci Alvarado, an ordinary Saturday of running errands resulted in an extraordinary act of kindness. The last task on her list that day was to have an oil change at a friend’s auto repair shop. While Kaci was there, her friend asked her to proofread a Facebook...
Losing a sister, saving a life with donation

Losing a sister, saving a life with donation

Dec 12, 2017 | Liver

A campus classroom may seem like an odd spot to consider organ donation. But trust Sara Miller when she tells you it is better than a hospital waiting room. That’s where she and her family made the decision eight years ago to donate the liver of Miller’s older sister,...
‘Yes’ means we’ve become a family

‘Yes’ means we’ve become a family

Dec 12, 2017 | Liver, Living donor

Michael Pettijohn was a strong guy. After four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, he went to work at HDR – a consulting engineering company – and started taking night classes at UT San Antonio to earn his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Busy as he was, he didn’t...
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