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Organ Transplant
Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Society of Transplantation | |
| 15000 Commerce Parkway | |
| Suite C | |
| Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 | |
| Phone: | (856) 439-9986 |
| Fax: | (856) 439-9982 |
| Email: | ast@ahint.com |
| Web Address: | www.healthytransplant.com |
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Healthy Transplant is a Web site sponsored by the American Society of Transplantation. This Web site was created to help people learn about transplantation. Patients can build a profile and take an active role in their health care. The Web site was created to help patients and family members understand more about transplantation and help people be more involved in their health care. |
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| Donate Life America | |
| 700 North Fourth Street | |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | |
| Phone: | 804-782-4920 |
| Fax: | 804-782-4643 |
| Web Address: | http://donatelife.net |
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Donate Life America is an organization supported by the transplant community. This group works at a local level to educate Americans on the need for organ donation. The Web site includes information on how to become an organ donor, other information on organ donation, and personal stories about organ donors and recipients. This group used to be called the Coalition on Donation. |
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| OrganDonor.Gov | |
| Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| 200 Independence Avenue SW | |
| Washington, D.C. 20201 | |
| Phone: |
1-877-696-6775
toll-free (202) 619-0257 |
| Web Address: | www.organdonor.gov |
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides information on organ tissue donation and transplantation through its OrganDonor.gov Web site. It lists the number of people currently on the waiting list for transplants. It gives information on how to become an organ or tissue donor and describes the process of transplantation. It also provides information on research and guidelines, and it lists resources such as locations of transplant centers. |
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| United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) | |
| 700 North 4th Street | |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-894-6361 |
| Web Address: | www.unos.org |
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The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1984. UNOS collects and manages data about every transplant event occurring in the United States, facilitates the organ matching and placement process, and brings together health professionals, transplant recipients, and donor families to develop organ transplantation policy. UNOS:
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WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
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