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Each
year, thousands of organ and tissue donations are needed to save
lives and allow others an opportunity to improve their quality of
life.
In
2003, Michigan hospitals — in partnership with Gift of Life
Michigan, Ann Arbor — began participating in MHA Keystone: Gift
of Life, using evidence-based best-practice approaches to the
organ donation processes. Since 2004, Michigan and its hospitals
have steadily set records in organ and tissue donation and
transplantation, contributing significantly to the saving of lives.
In addition, these efforts have helped grow the number of people on
the Michigan Organ Donor Registry from 482,000 in 2003 to nearly 2.4
million in November 2011, contributing significantly to saving and
improving the lives of thousands of residents.
Goals
of the MHA Keystone: Gift of Life collaborative include
improving the number of eligible donors that result in donation
(i.e., the “conversion rate”) and increasing the number of organs
transplanted per donor. Donated organs and other tissues include
kidneys, pancreases, hearts, lungs, livers, intestines, heart
valves, veins, tendons, bones and corneas.
In 2010, 289 Michigan organ donors contributed 792 transplanted
organs. Michigan’s organ donation conversion rate increased to 83
percent, well above the national standard of 75 percent. Further,
the state facilitated 82 donations after cardiac death; averaged
2.74 organs transplanted per donor and averaged 3.76 organs
transplanted per standard criteria donor. In addition, 126 lungs
were transplanted from Michigan donors and the state recorded 1,066
tissue donors, surpassing the record previously set in 2007.
Michigan ranked in the top 10 for highest number of organ donors and
for the most organs transplanted for each type of organ.
As
part of
Donor Drive 2010,
MHA
Keystone: Gift of Life
participants more than tripled the number of hospital generated
registrations, adding 11,800 people to the registry, up from 3,800
in 2009. The success was due to the efforts of Michigan hospitals,
MHA
Keystone: Gift of Life,
Gift of Life Michigan and the Michigan Eye-Bank.
The
MHA was awarded the Shining Star Award in June, the highest honor
the Secretary of State bestows for outstanding efforts in support of
organ donation.
In
September, MHA
Keystone: Gift of Life
broadened its reach by hosting a webinar to explore lung recruitment
strategies and techniques for reconditioning lungs in conjunction
with the New England Organ Bank and organ procurement organizations
from Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Pensacola and Orlando, FL.
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