Can you imagine finding out from your doctor that you need an organ transplant to live? Right now, over 3,000 people in Tennessee are waiting on transplant lists.
Most donated organs aren’t preserved in time to be usable. Tennessee’s first ‘donor care unit’ is trying to change that.
The idea: organ removal is resource-heavy and high stakes. Organs become unusable quickly, but specialized staff and space can hedge against that damage.
9/11 Nearly Stopped An Organ Donation From Tennessee. Now The Recipient Is In College.
As the World Trade Center towers fell 20 years ago, smaller, more personal, crises played out all over the country. At children’s hospitals in Nashville and Houston, an out-of-state organ donation was put in doubt when the entire country’s airspace was closed to traffic.
Vanderbilt Reports Nation’s First COVID Patient To Receive Dual Lung And Heart Transplant
A patient who underwent a dual heart-and-lung transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been transferred out of intensive care following the procedure Sept. 24. The hospital says it was the world’s first such transplant surgery on a patient with COVID-19, and the first heart-lung operation at Vanderbilt since 2006.
With Pent-Up Demand From The Pandemic, Organ Transplants Resume In Nashville With Record Month
The pandemic paused many organ transplants in the U.S. But now, the life-saving procedures are restarting at a record clip, especially in Nashville, which has fared better than other parts of the country during the pandemic.
Liver Distribution Rules Opposed By Vanderbilt Suspended Amid Court Challenge
The United Network for Organ Sharing is returning to its old distribution map governing donated livers after a federal court in Atlanta threatened to hold the agency in contempt.
Amid Legal Fight, Policy Takes Effect That May Divert Some Donated Organs From The South
Listen As of 7:51 a.m. Tuesday, the method for distributing donated organs to dying patients became a bit more equitable. Or at least, that’s what the United Network for Organ Sharing intended when it crafted new distribution rules.
Vanderbilt Lawsuit Delays A New Policy For Distributing Livers To Transplant Patients
The agency that oversees organ transplants is delaying a policy opposed by academic medical centers in the South and Midwest. Schools like Vanderbilt University have opposed changes meant to distribute livers more equitably.
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