LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

LIFEGIFT TO HOST COMPLIMENTARY KEY TO ORGAN & TISSUE Join us for a complimentary LifeGift Key to Organ & Tissue Donation Virtual Workshop – Pediatrics (providing 8.25 CEUs) for Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, Social Workers, and Administrators on March 24-25, 2021! Please register by 5 p.m. on March 22nd. Please click here for more workshop details and to register. For Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

LIFEGIFT APPOINTS FULL-TIME CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Houston, Texas (Feb. 6, 2015) – LifeGift, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in the Houston area, North Texas and West Texas, today announced R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S. LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

LIFEGIFT TO HOST COMPLIMENTARY KEY TO ORGAN & TISSUE Join us for a complimentary LifeGift Key to Organ & Tissue Donation Virtual Workshop – Pediatrics (providing 8.25 CEUs) for Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, Social Workers, and Administrators on March 24-25, 2021! Please register by 5 p.m. on March 22nd. Please click here for more workshop details and to register. For Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

LIFEGIFT APPOINTS FULL-TIME CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Houston, Texas (Feb. 6, 2015) – LifeGift, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in the Houston area, North Texas and West Texas, today announced R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

RESOURCES | LIFEGIFT This narrated slideshow provides an overview on the organ and tissue donation process for nurses and other allied health professionals. Highlights include: Benefits of organ and tissue donation and transplantatio. Referral criteria for organ and tissue donation. CMS regulation, Texas law, hospital policy. Role of the HCP in the

donation process.

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Health Professionals. Health Professionals. Nurses, physicians, administrators and other hospital staff members are vital in offering hope to the communities LifeGift serves. We partner with hospitals to continually improve government-regulated donation systems, to help increase the number of donated organs and tissues available for

transplant.

LIFEGIFT IS VITAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ORGAN LifeGift, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving north, west and southeast Texas, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States. In circumstances where a transplant surgeon is unable to recover the organs for his/her patient, the organ is recovered by another surgeon then packaged and transported

TRANSPLANTATION

Transplantation. The Process. Diagnosis - Many diseases can destroy organs or other necessary body parts. More than half of heart transplant patients were normal and healthy until they caught a viral infection (a cold or flu) that attacked the heart. Vital organs, such as hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys, must be replaced for a person to

live.

OUR PARTNERS

Our Partners. LifeGift doesn’t work alone; we join with a variety of industry and community partners to save lives and restore families. State and Local Partners. Donate Life Texas Registry – Donate Life Texas comprises the state’s organ and tissue donation professionals. Every day, they provide comfort for families in crisis and provide FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an STATUTES & REGULATIONS Regulatory Oversight and Standards for Tissue Donation, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 21 CFR Parts 16, 1270 and 1271 – Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cell, Tissue, and cellular and tissue-based Product Establishments; Inspection and Enforcement. Texas Anatomical Gift Act. ORGAN DONATION RELIGIOUS CHART IndependentConservative!Evangelical!! Generally,!Evangelicals!have!no!opposition!to! organ!and!tissue!donation.!Each!church!is! autonomous!and!leaves!the!decision!to! LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

ORGAN DONATION RELIGIOUS CHART IndependentConservative!Evangelical!! Generally,!Evangelicals!have!no!opposition!to! organ!and!tissue!donation.!Each!church!is! autonomous!and!leaves!the!decision!to! FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

ORGAN DONATION RELIGIOUS CHART IndependentConservative!Evangelical!! Generally,!Evangelicals!have!no!opposition!to! organ!and!tissue!donation.!Each!church!is! autonomous!and!leaves!the!decision!to! FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

RESOURCES | LIFEGIFT This narrated slideshow provides an overview on the organ and tissue donation process for nurses and other allied health professionals. Highlights include: Benefits of organ and tissue donation and transplantatio. Referral criteria for organ and tissue donation. CMS regulation, Texas law, hospital policy. Role of the HCP in the

donation process.

DONATION FACTS

Every day, an average of 92 people across the country receive lifesaving organ transplants, and countless others receive lifesaving tissue transplants. Many more receive the gift of sight through cornea donation. In 2020, 452 organ donors and 968 tissue donors were recovered in LifeGift's service area, bringing countless people together in hope; 1,156 lives were saved across HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Health Professionals. Health Professionals. Nurses, physicians, administrators and other hospital staff members are vital in offering hope to the communities LifeGift serves. We partner with hospitals to continually improve government-regulated donation systems, to help increase the number of donated organs and tissues available for

transplant.

LIFEGIFT IS VITAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ORGAN LifeGift, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving north, west and southeast Texas, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States. In circumstances where a transplant surgeon is unable to recover the organs for his/her patient, the organ is recovered by another surgeon then packaged and transported

OUR PARTNERS

Our Partners. LifeGift doesn’t work alone; we join with a variety of industry and community partners to save lives and restore families. State and Local Partners. Donate Life Texas Registry – Donate Life Texas comprises the state’s organ and tissue donation professionals. Every day, they provide comfort for families in crisis and provide

TRANSPLANTATION

Transplantation. The Process. Diagnosis - Many diseases can destroy organs or other necessary body parts. More than half of heart transplant patients were normal and healthy until they caught a viral infection (a cold or flu) that attacked the heart. Vital organs, such as hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys, must be replaced for a person to

live.

STATUTES & REGULATIONS Regulatory Oversight and Standards for Tissue Donation, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 21 CFR Parts 16, 1270 and 1271 – Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cell, Tissue, and cellular and tissue-based Product Establishments; Inspection and Enforcement. Texas Anatomical Gift Act. CELEBRATING 25 YEARS THE LIFEGIFT TIMELINE Celebrating 25 Years 1987-2012 l Transplants began at Houston-area hospitals. Dr. Denton Cooley performed the first successful human heart transplant FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS LEADERSHIP STANDARDS AND 2 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Leadership Standards and Elements of Performance 3 .The organization has an agreement with at least one tissue bank and at least one eye bank (as long as the KEVIN A. MYER, MHA PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin A. Myer, MHA President and CEO With more than 20 years of experience in health care leadership, specifically in organ donation and transplantation, Kevin A. Myer, MSHA, took the reins of president and CEO of LifeGift in 2013. LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

LIFEGIFT IS VITAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ORGAN LifeGift, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving north, west and southeast Texas, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States. In circumstances where a transplant surgeon is unable to recover the organs for his/her patient, the organ is recovered by another surgeon then packaged and transported ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

ORGAN DONATION RELIGIOUS CHART IndependentConservative!Evangelical!! Generally,!Evangelicals!have!no!opposition!to! organ!and!tissue!donation.!Each!church!is! autonomous!and!leaves!the!decision!to! FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

LIFEGIFT IS VITAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ORGAN LifeGift, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving north, west and southeast Texas, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States. In circumstances where a transplant surgeon is unable to recover the organs for his/her patient, the organ is recovered by another surgeon then packaged and ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Trauma Scene/Cause of Death – Many organ donors are victims of accidents resulting in fatal head injuries. Other donors are victims of spontaneous bleeding in the brain or lack of oxygen after cardiac arrest. Transport – A highly specialized medical team of paramedics and emergency medical technicians begin lifesaving efforts at the

accident scene.

FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

ORGAN DONATION RELIGIOUS CHART IndependentConservative!Evangelical!! Generally,!Evangelicals!have!no!opposition!to! organ!and!tissue!donation.!Each!church!is! autonomous!and!leaves!the!decision!to! FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

RESOURCES | LIFEGIFT This narrated slideshow provides an overview on the organ and tissue donation process for nurses and other allied health professionals. Highlights include: Benefits of organ and tissue donation and transplantatio. Referral criteria for organ and tissue donation. CMS regulation, Texas law, hospital policy. Role of the HCP in the

donation process.

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Health Professionals. Health Professionals. Nurses, physicians, administrators and other hospital staff members are vital in offering hope to the communities LifeGift serves. We partner with hospitals to continually improve government-regulated donation systems, to help increase the number of donated organs and tissues available for

transplant.

BIOS | LIFEGIFT

Bios. Bios. Download Kevin Myer’s bio and photo (President and CEO) Bio. Photo. Download Patricia Rubin’s bio and photo (Senior Executive Vice President and CFO) Bio. Photo. Download R. Patrick Wood’s bio and photo (Executive Vice President and Chief Medical

Director)

LIFEGIFT IS VITAL PARTNER IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL ORGAN LifeGift, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving north, west and southeast Texas, is collaborating with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to improve the way organs are transported in the United States. In circumstances where a transplant surgeon is unable to recover the organs for his/her patient, the organ is recovered by another surgeon then packaged and

OUR PARTNERS

Our Partners. LifeGift doesn’t work alone; we join with a variety of industry and community partners to save lives and restore families. State and Local Partners. Donate Life Texas Registry – Donate Life Texas comprises the state’s organ and tissue donation professionals. Every day, they provide comfort for families in crisis and provide

TRANSPLANTATION

Transplantation. The Process. Diagnosis - Many diseases can destroy organs or other necessary body parts. More than half of heart transplant patients were normal and healthy until they caught a viral infection (a cold or flu) that attacked the heart. Vital organs, such as hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys, must be replaced for a person to

live.

DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an STATUTES & REGULATIONS Regulatory Oversight and Standards for Tissue Donation, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 21 CFR Parts 16, 1270 and 1271 – Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cell, Tissue, and cellular and tissue-based Product Establishments; Inspection and Enforcement. Texas Anatomical Gift Act. CELEBRATING 25 YEARS THE LIFEGIFT TIMELINE Celebrating 25 Years 1987-2012 l Transplants began at Houston-area hospitals. Dr. Denton Cooley performed the first successful human heart transplant KEVIN A. MYER, MHA PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin A. Myer, MHA President and CEO With more than 20 years of experience in health care leadership, specifically in organ donation and transplantation, Kevin A. Myer, MSHA, took the reins of president and CEO of LifeGift in 2013. LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry LIFEGIFT TO HOST COMPLIMENTARY KEY TO ORGAN & TISSUE Join us for a complimentary LifeGift Key to Organ & Tissue Donation Virtual Workshop – Pediatrics (providing 8.25 CEUs) for Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, Social Workers, and Administrators on March 24-25, 2021! Please register by 5 p.m. on March 22nd. Please click here for more workshop details and to register. For Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

cause of death

FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

October 1, 2004

LIFEGIFT APPOINTS FULL-TIME CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Houston, Texas (Feb. 6, 2015) – LifeGift, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in the Houston area, North Texas and West Texas, today announced R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S. KEVIN A. MYER, MHA PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin A. Myer, MHA President and CEO With more than 20 years of experience in health care leadership, specifically in organ donation and transplantation, Kevin A. Myer, MSHA, took the reins of president and CEO of LifeGift in 2013. LIFEGIFTORGAN/TISSUE DONATIONSTORIES OF HOPEGET INVOLVEDFAMILY SERVICESHEALTH PROFESSIONALS Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Why should you choose LifeGift? By choosing a career with LifeGift, you will surround yourself with individuals who have three things in common: passion, compassion and professionalism. LifeGift offers competitive salary packages, a wide array of benefits and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic industry that saves lives and

restores families.

CONTACT US | LIFEGIFT Houston 2510 Westridge St. Houston, TX 77054 800-633-6562 713-523-4438 713-737-8100 fax Fort Worth 1000 12th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104 800-633-6562 817-870-0060 817-870-2073 fax Lubbock 5812 64th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-798-5568 806-798 ORGAN DONATION PROCESS Referral/Evaluation – When brain death is declared, a LifeGift donation clinical specialist goes to the hospital to see if the patient is medically suitable for organ and/or tissue donation. The ventilator provides oxygen to the major organs, even after the patient dies, until the family decides about donation. First-person Authorization – LifeGift will check the Donate Life Texas Registry LIFEGIFT TO HOST COMPLIMENTARY KEY TO ORGAN & TISSUE Join us for a complimentary LifeGift Key to Organ & Tissue Donation Virtual Workshop – Pediatrics (providing 8.25 CEUs) for Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, Social Workers, and Administrators on March 24-25, 2021! Please register by 5 p.m. on March 22nd. Please click here for more workshop details and to register. For Critical Care Staff, OR, RT, Pastoral Care, FORT WORTH 2021 2ND CHANCE RUN Fort Worth Virtual 2nd Chance Run: Raising Awareness to Save More Lives - Local Family Honors their Son Jordan Who Offered Hope and Life to Others The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public events, but it hasn’t stopped LifeGift and transplant recipients, donor family members, and donation advocates from raising awareness for organ and

tissue donation.

ORGAN TISSUE DONATION RESOURCE MANUAL DRAFT LAF'S EDITS Donation Manual Introduction 2 24-hour Donor Resource Center: 1-800-633-6562 To meet these requirements: All potential organ donors must be referred within one hour of meeting imminent death criteria All deaths must be referred, regardless of age, medical condition or

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FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS CONDITIONS OF 0 FEDERAl AnD InDuSTRy REGulATIOnS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals Code of Federal Regulations Title 42, Volume 3 Revised as of

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LIFEGIFT APPOINTS FULL-TIME CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Houston, Texas (Feb. 6, 2015) – LifeGift, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in the Houston area, North Texas and West Texas, today announced R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S. KEVIN A. MYER, MHA PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin A. Myer, MHA President and CEO With more than 20 years of experience in health care leadership, specifically in organ donation and transplantation, Kevin A. Myer, MSHA, took the reins of president and CEO of LifeGift in 2013.

ABOUT US | LIFEGIFT

About Us. About Us. LifeGift delivers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ transplants, and to countless others who need lifesaving tissue transplants. As the designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for North, Southeast, and West Texas, we partner with more than 200 hospitals across 109

counties.

BLOG | LIFEGIFT

Established in 1987, LifeGift is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization that recovers organs and tissue for individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast and West Texas. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Health Professionals. Health Professionals. Nurses, physicians, administrators and other hospital staff members are vital in offering hope to the communities LifeGift serves. We partner with hospitals to continually improve government-regulated donation systems, to help increase the number of donated organs and tissues available for

transplant.

BIOS | LIFEGIFT

Bios. Bios. Download Kevin Myer’s bio and photo (President and CEO) Bio. Photo. Download Patricia Rubin’s bio and photo (Senior Executive Vice President and CFO) Bio. Photo. Download R. Patrick Wood’s bio and photo (Executive Vice President and Chief Medical

Director)

TRANSPLANTATION

Transplantation. The Process. Diagnosis - Many diseases can destroy organs or other necessary body parts. More than half of heart transplant patients were normal and healthy until they caught a viral infection (a cold or flu) that attacked the heart. Vital organs, such as hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys, must be replaced for a person to

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MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

If you would like to make your gift using your credit card, click here. If you are sending a check, please mail to the following location of your choice: LifeGift – Southeast Region, 2510 Westridge Street, Houston, Texas 77054. LifeGift – North Region, 1000 12th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104. LifeGift – West Region, 5812 64th

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OUR PARTNERS

Our Partners. LifeGift doesn’t work alone; we join with a variety of industry and community partners to save lives and restore families. State and Local Partners. Donate Life Texas Registry – Donate Life Texas comprises the state’s organ and tissue donation professionals. Every day, they provide comfort for families in crisis and provide STATUTES & REGULATIONS Regulatory Oversight and Standards for Tissue Donation, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 21 CFR Parts 16, 1270 and 1271 – Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cell, Tissue, and cellular and tissue-based Product Establishments; Inspection and Enforcement. Texas Anatomical Gift Act. DONOR MEDAL CEREMONY Each LifeGift region hosts an annual donor medal ceremony to honor those who offered the gift of life in the previous year. Invitations are mailed within the first year following your loved one’s death. If you feel you are not ready to attend this ceremony when you receive your invitation, please know you can call on us when you’re ready and we will be sure to send you an LIFEGIFT APPOINTS FULL-TIME CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Houston, Texas (Feb. 6, 2015) – LifeGift, a nonprofit 501 ( c ) 3 organization that offers hope to individuals needing transplants in 109 Texas counties in the Houston area, North Texas and West Texas, today announced R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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