DONORCONNECT

ORGAN TRANSPLANTS DONORCONNECT SCREENED A TOTAL OF 1800 POTENTIAL DONORS AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER ORGANS FROM 300 DONORS. THIS RESULTED IN TRANSPLANTATION OF 474 KIDNEYS, 308 LIVERS, 125 HEARTS, 9 PANCREAS, 71 LUNGS, AND 34 ORGANS FOR RESEARCH. TISSUE RECOVERY DONORCONNECT WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE TISSUE FROM 450 DONORS. THIS RESULTED IN THE RECOVERY OF 334 BONE, 361 SKIN, 166 HEART VALVES, 235 VEIN, AND 140 AORTA, AND 89 OTHER TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANT. GRIEF SUPPORT DONORCONNECT PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE CARE AND GRIEF SUPPORT TO ALL DONOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DONATION PROCESS. THIS INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE 2-YEAR BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM WITH FOLLOW UP SUPPORT, BEREAVEMENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION THROUGH AN IN- HOUSE NEWSLETTER THAT REACHES MORE THAN 3600 HOUSEHOLDS, AND DONOR RECOGNITION AT THE ANNUAL CELEBRATE LIFE MONUMENT EVENT.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TEAM VISITED AND/OR CONTACTED HOSPITALS IN THE DONORCONNECT SERVICE AREA 2918 TIMES, AND MADE MORE THAN 225 PRESENTATIONS TO DOCTORS, NURSES, AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF. EFFORTS WITHIN THE FIVE LARGEST HOSPITALS INCLUDED THE FORMULATION OF DONOR COUNCILS TO ADDRESS THE VARIOUS NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DONATION PROCESS, COORDINATION AND REVIEW OF CMS REQUIREMENTS THAT EXTEND TO ALL HOSPITALS WITH MORE THAN 150 BEDS. HAD 51 DIFFERENT MEETINGS DURING 2024-25 WITH THESE DONOR COUNCILS. MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM ALSO FREQUENTLY INTERFACED WITH CORONERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN UTAH, IDAHO, NEVADA, AND WYOMING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO FACILITATE THE PROTOCOLS OF ORGAN DONATION. PUBLIC EDUCATION THE PUBLIC EDUCATION/PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM VISITED 404 JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS DURING 2024-25, MAKING MORE THAN 1,500 PRESENTATIONS TO A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 38,683 STUDENTS IN UTAH, IDAHO, AND WYOMING. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. DURING APRIL, DONORCONNECT ALSO ACTIVELY WORKED WITH PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENTS AT FIVE UNIVERSITIES TO HELP PROMOTE NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH. DONORCONNECT MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE MINORITY OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDING LIVE EVENTS, ADVERTISING, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES THAT EXTEND TO A VARIETY OF MINORITY AUDIENCES. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE SPECIAL-INTEREST COMMUNITIES ON THE DONATION PROCESS, AND DISPEL MISINFORMATION ABOUT DONATION THAT MAY EXIST WITHIN VARIOUS MINORITY CULTURES. VOLUNTEERS WERE ADVISED IN BECOMING ADVOCATES, PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE NEED FOR DONATION, AND DRIVING THE COMMUNITY TO THE DONOR REGISTRY. DONORCONNECT WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS THAT LOGGED 1,209 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING 2024-25. OTHER INTERACTIONS INCLUDE 63 CASE SUPPORT MEETINGS, 31 CEO/ADMIN MEETINGS, 115 ERROR FOLLOW UP WITH EDUCATION MEETINGS, 226 HOSPITAL REPORT AND DATA PROVIDED MEETINGS, 223 REFERRAL/DONOR FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS, AND 185 STRATEGIC PLANNING/COLLABORATION MEETINGS