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Midwest Transplant Network Ranked Third in the Nation for Organ Donation and Transplantation

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

The 2023 OPO Annual Public Aggregated Report shows that based on 2021 data — the most recent data currently available — Midwest Transplant Network is rated as Tier 1A and is third in the nation for both donation and transplantation rates.

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  • The 2023 OPO Annual Public Aggregated Report shows that based on 2021 data — the most recent data currently available — Midwest Transplant Network is rated as Tier 1A and is third in the nation for both donation and transplantation rates.
  • Incorporated in 1973, Midwest Transplant Network is a federally certified, not-for-profit organ procurement organization that facilitates organ, eye and tissue donation in partnership with hospitals and other professional partners to give hope and share life.
  • “It is our privilege to support donor families and extend their loved one’s legacy,” said Jan Finn, RN, MSN, President & Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Transplant Network.
  • Historically, the contract to manage the network has been awarded to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

CareDx Hosts Second Annual MEET Digital Health User Conference to Showcase Latest Innovations to Enhance Transplant Patient Care

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced its second annual digital health user conference, the Management Expert Exchange in Transplantation (MEET) Conference, taking place August 27-29 in Dallas, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced its second annual digital health user conference, the Management Expert Exchange in Transplantation (MEET) Conference, taking place August 27-29 in Dallas, Texas.
  • Transplant administrators, quality managers, transplant clinicians, and organ procurement organization (OPO) professionals will come together for this one-of-a-kind event.
  • At the conference, participants will share best practices, discuss emerging trends, and learn how to leverage the latest digital health innovations to improve transplant operations, quality improvement, patient management, and health equity.
  • “We look forward to hosting our yearly digital health conference, where thought leaders gather to share innovations as we collectively navigate the intricate tapestry of patient touchpoints in the transplant journey,” said Kashif Rathore, Chief of Patient and Digital Solutions.

Dr. Jose Garcia Joins Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jose P. Garcia, MD, a Harvard-educated and fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon, has been named Chief of the Adult Heart Transplant Surgery and Mechanical Circulatory Support programs at Memorial Healthcare System. A longtime educator, Garcia has held leadership positions at multiple institutions, including Indiana University (Methodist Hospital), Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital), and the University of Maryland Medical Center.

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  • "Memorial's Cardiac and Vascular Institute is one of only two facilities in South Florida performing adult heart transplants and is known to deliver excellent outcomes.
  • At Memorial's Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Dr. Garcia will pair with Dr. I-wen Wang , the Surgical Chief of ECMO services.
  • The Memorial Cardiac & Vascular Institute is a cardiovascular care leader, offering a wide array of services dedicated to the prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
  • With its extraordinary medical expertise, advanced technology, and exacting quality guidelines, Memorial Cardiac & Vascular Institute has earned a reputation for superior cardiovascular care.

Research Reveals Novel Insights into Transplant Rejection and New Drug Development Targets

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

CINCINNATI, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a day when a urine test could inform a doctor precisely why a kidney transplant patient was experiencing organ rejection and suggest the best medication for specifically addressing the problem.  

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  • Findings suggests that multiple organ rejection events may actually be one, longer, smoldering rejection event.
  • "Having a precision-medicine approach to treating organ rejection has the potential to markedly reduce the threat rejection poses to transplanted organs," Woodle says.
  • However, once a kidney transplant recipient experiences acute rejection, many go on to lose their transplant and return to dialysis within 1-3 years.
  • "Thanks to insights like these, we may be able to substantially reduce loss of transplanted organs to rejection, thereby freeing up donated organs for new transplant recipients."

Mother and Son Share How Tampa General Hospital's First Living Donor Liver Transplant Can Save Two Lives

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced that doctors at the academic health system had performed the first living donor liver transplant on the West Coast of Florida.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced that doctors at the academic health system had performed the first living donor liver transplant on the West Coast of Florida.
  • In the video link above, donor Derek Sanz and Patricia Sanz, the recipient and Derek's mother, shared their story.
  • Of the living donor liver transplant surgery, Derek said, "It can save two lives, it can save the life of the recipient and also someone waiting on the transplant list.
  • Dr. Ashish Singhal, director, Living Donor Liver Transplant, performed the donor surgery and was assisted by Dr. Vijay Subramanian, a liver transplant surgeon at Tampa General.

Tampa General Hospital Performs First Living Donor Liver Transplant on Florida's West Coast

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH), one of the nation's top 10 transplant centers, wrote a new chapter in its history earlier this month with its first living donor liver transplant, which also is the first such surgery on Florida's west coast.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH), one of the nation's top 10 transplant centers, wrote a new chapter in its history earlier this month with its first living donor liver transplant, which also is the first such surgery on Florida's west coast.
  • "Our living donor liver transplant program is a prime example of Tampa General continuing to drive innovation to deliver world-class health care," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General.
  • "Living donor liver transplant is another avenue to save more lives of patients with liver disease in our community," Dhanireddy said.
  • "It's a win-win for everyone," said Dr. Ashish Singhal, director, Living Donor Liver Transplant, who performed the donor surgery for Tampa General's first living donor liver transplant.

CareDx Showcases Digital Health Portfolio at 31st Annual UNOS Transplant Management Forum

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced that it will showcase its digital health portfolio and host a symposium which addresses barriers in access to transplantation at the 31st Annual UNOS Transplant Management Forum (TMF) taking place May 16-18 in Denver, Colorado.

Key Points: 
  • CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced that it will showcase its digital health portfolio and host a symposium which addresses barriers in access to transplantation at the 31st Annual UNOS Transplant Management Forum (TMF) taking place May 16-18 in Denver, Colorado.
  • CareDx is the leading Diamond level sponsor of this year’s UNOS TMF.
  • "Improving the transplant journey is at the heart of everything we do, and we are thrilled to showcase how our investment in cutting-edge digital health solutions is making a meaningful impact across the board with ever-increasing adoption,” said Kashif Rathore, Chief of Patient and Digital Solutions at CareDx.
  • CareDx also offers HLA Data Systems mTilda, a leading lab information management software (LIMS) for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) laboratories.

Memorial Transplant Institute's Kidney Program Seeks Living Donors

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Monday, April 17, 2023

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In its five-year history, Memorial Healthcare System's kidney transplant program has directly impacted more than 300 lives through both deceased donor and live donor kidney transplants. While deceased donor rates have been increasing, doctors say the number of live donor transplants could be exponentially higher if individuals in South Florida understood how they could help fill an unmet need.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In its five-year history, Memorial Healthcare System's kidney transplant program has directly impacted more than 300 lives through both deceased donor and live donor kidney transplants.
  • Just 41 of the 309 kidneys that have been transplanted at Memorial have come from living donors.
  • "A kidney coming from a living donor lasts two to three time longer than one procured from a person that recently died," said Dr. Linda Chen, a kidney transplant surgeon and surgical director of Memorial Healthcare System's Living Donor and Pediatric Abdominal Transplant program.
  • With approval from UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing), Memorial Healthcare System launched its pediatric heart transplant program (2010), adult heart transplant program (2014, under the Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute banner), and the adult and pediatric kidney transplant program (2017).

MIT Sloan School of Management researchers help redesign national lung transplant allocation system using data analytics

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has rolled out a new organ allocation system designed to be more equitable and effective for patients in need of lung transplants.

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  • As of March 9, 2023, all donated lungs across the US are allocated based on a new policy, developed with the assistance of researchers from MIT Sloan School of Management.
  • The policy change is predicted to reduce overall deaths and increase access for many patients waiting for a lung transplant.
  • Data for candidates seeking a deceased-donor transplant are maintained by UNOS in its role as the OPTN, the nation's organ transplant system.
  • "This means that the transplant system can be more fair, more efficient and more flexible for the entire patient population."

LiveOnNY and MediGO Collaborate to Launch Groundbreaking Real-Time Organ Tracking Technology to Increase Transparency and Accountability Within the Organ Donation and Transplant Ecosystem

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Friday, March 24, 2023

This unprecedented growth necessitated the need for better ways of effectively moving these lifesaving organs to those in need.

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  • This unprecedented growth necessitated the need for better ways of effectively moving these lifesaving organs to those in need.
  • A total of 48% of 1,300 gifted organs were transported out of the LiveOnNY Federally Designated Service Area in 2022.
  • LiveOnNY is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which oversees the organ transplant waiting list in the U.S. For more information, please visit LiveOnNY.org.
  • MediGO 's innovative healthcare supply chain technology digitally orchestrates the U.S. organ donation and transplant system to improve fairness and equity, reduce nonuse of donated organs, and save more lives.