Navigation Links
OneLegacy Facilitates Family's Donation of Kidney to Natalie Cole
Date:5/21/2009

LOS ANGELES, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OneLegacy, the non-profit, federally designated organ and tissue recovery organization serving the seven-county greater Los Angeles area as part of the national organ transplantation network, facilitated the transplant of a kidney to Natalie Cole via a directed donation from a deceased donor.

"As stewards of the organ donation process, OneLegacy collaborates with area hospitals to support families facing the loss of a loved one," said Tom Mone, OneLegacy CEO and Executive Vice President. "One such family generously agreed to donate organs to people in need of a life-saving transplant. Having heard of Ms. Cole's need for a kidney, the family asked that one of their loved one's kidneys be transplanted to Ms. Cole if they were a match."

In accordance with the family's request, OneLegacy donation coordinators then determined through tests that the kidney would be a biological match for Ms. Cole and coordinated the recovery process.

Directed donation is a specific request made by a donor or donor family to direct a recovered organ to a specific transplant recipient. While rare, this practice is recognized by the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) and occurs most frequently when the donor or donor family are related to the recipient or know the recipient personally.

OneLegacy is the non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation in the seven-county greater Los Angeles area. With 200 hospitals, 12 transplant centers and a diverse population of 19 million, OneLegacy is the largest of the 58 federally designated organ recovery agencies in the U.S, and in the world.

Those wishing to make the commitment to donate may register online at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or its Spanish-language counterpart,

SOURCE OneLegacy
Copyright©2009 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Los Angeles Area Non-Profit OneLegacy Grows Into Worlds Largest Tissue Recovery Organization
2. Brotman Medical Center Facilitates Restructuring Through Chapter 11 Filing
3. Optimal band imaging with endoscopy facilitates the diagnosis of depressed-type early gastric cancer
4. Interview by Internet Can Decrease Greatest End-of-Life Fears: It Facilitates Creating Effective Advance Directives, Living Wills
5. Misys Facilitates Masraf Al Rayans Expansion of Islamic Banking Operations
6. ACS Facilitates Emergency Prescription Assistance Program Now Activated in Southern Louisiana
7. TeleHealth Services TIGR(R) Interactive Patient Education System Facilitates Award-Winning Results at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
8. Chamberlain Group Surgical Training Model Facilitates New Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
9. New BSI CE-Onsite Facilitates CE Marking Reviews for Device Manufacturers
10. Donate Life America Dispels Myths About Organ & Tissue Donation Among Hispanics During National Hispanic Heritage Month
11. Whole Foods Market(R) Donates $25,000, for Midwest Farmers - Hoping to Match an Additional $10,000, via Customer Donations
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/14/2009)... 29 year-old mother from Phoenix who lost 120 pounds (half ... Dr. Siegal,s COOKIE DIET® six-cookies-a-day weight-loss program and foods, appeared ... Today Show. The Joy Fit Club feature, hosted by nutritionist ... those who have lost at least 100 pounds. Raper lost ... two years. ,, "The first time I met Dr. Siegal ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... A new study published by researchers from the University ... Fla., has found that cancer patients with dementia have ... alone, even after controlling for factors such as age, ... published in the early online edition of the journal ... a diagnosis of dementia shouldn,t discourage the use of ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... number of medication-related problems, including under treatment, suboptimal drugs, ... on their quality of life. Now new research (1), ... University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that ... to medical regimens is a particular issue for this ... racial disparities in the quality of medication use appears ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... Recycled Tyvek clothing supplier, MPE, offers protective garments online to ... ... Hammond, Ind. (PRWEB) December 14, 2009 -- ... protective garments , announces its recent approval as a ... As an approved DOD EMALL vendor, MPE can provide military, ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... seen for ,standard-of-care, breast cancer treatment, study finds , , ... finds a significant racial disparity in breast cancer treatment: ... to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy. , ... the treatment of breast cancer that is caught in ... the Dec. 14 issue of the journal Cancer ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Size 24 to 6 in Just 6 Months: NBC's Today Show Celebrates Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Success Story on Joy Fit Club 2Health News:Size 24 to 6 in Just 6 Months: NBC's Today Show Celebrates Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Success Story on Joy Fit Club 3Health News:Size 24 to 6 in Just 6 Months: NBC's Today Show Celebrates Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Success Story on Joy Fit Club 4Health News:Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment 2Health News:Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment 3Health News:Racial differences in medication use 2Health News:MPE Inc., a Leading Supplier of Recycled Protective Garments, Becomes Approved Vendor on DOD EMALL 2Health News:After Lumpectomy, Radiation Rates Lower for Black Women 2
... to an imaginary friend rather than a real one need not ... pal can have a positive effect on children. ,Karen ... also insists that imaginary friends are not a sign that your ... her age group, but a sign that your child has an ...
... 2,200 women at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in ... cancer at the time of diagnosis than Caucasian women. ... have breast cancer tumour types that are more aggressive and ... line with other recent studies and provide more powerful evidence ...
... about an obesity drug, orlistat (Xenical or Alli) that was ... ,The drug binds and interacts with a protein found ... cell death. ,The study was conducted by a ... at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. ,As ...
... also serve to repress an alcoholic's desire for drink, ... University of California-San Francisco . ,Varenicline, manufactured ... in the United States and Europe in 2006, has ... brain's reward system for addictive substances. ,The ...
... and Microsoft, aware that a large number of Internet ... a presence in the healthcare sector . This, claims ... both healthcare professionals and medical device manufacturers. According to ... who are already having to come to terms with ...
... a skin-care product that would wipe away wrinkles and lighten ... government's team of camel researchers, which has already pioneered such ... cosmetic properties in the hardy mammal's milk. ,"The ... hospital's skin department to study it on 20 people for ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Afro- American Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer 2Health News:Afro- American Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer 3Health News:Battle Between Google and Microsoft Could Trigger Revolution in Healthcare 2
(Date:12/14/2009)... Dec. 14 Greenway ... flagship integrated EHR, Prime Suite (®) ... Certified(®) 2011 Ambulatory EHR, additionally certified for ... Advanced Reporting. Greenway,s Prime Suite 2011 ... 2011 certification designations offered by the Certification ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 Gibraltar Associates, ... on global and domestic communications and issues ... an agreement with PositiveID Corporation (Nasdaq: ... public relations agency of record. Gibraltar Associates ... communications and advise the Company on its ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... 14 Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: ... Study of GAM501 (Ad5PDGF-B/Collagen) in the Treatment of ... Science and Industry Conference held December 10-13, 2009 ... conference is attended by top industry leaders and ... healing. Dr. Barbara K. Sosnowski, Cardium,s Vice ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certification 2Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certification 3Greenway Medical Technologies' PrimeSuite 2011 Receives CCHIT 2011 Comprehensive Certification 4Gibraltar Associates Named Agency of Record for Health Information and Diagnostic Provider PositiveID Corporation 2Cardium Presents at Tenth Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry Conference on Matrix Wound Healing Clinical Development 2Cardium Presents at Tenth Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry Conference on Matrix Wound Healing Clinical Development 3Cardium Presents at Tenth Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry Conference on Matrix Wound Healing Clinical Development 4Photos 3A Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009 52976 1Photos 3A Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009 52976 2Photos 3A Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009 52976 3Photos 3A Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009 52976 4Established Medical Sub Component Manufacturer Achieves ISO 13485 Certification 52972 1Established Medical Sub Component Manufacturer Achieves ISO 13485 Certification 52972 2Established Medical Sub Component Manufacturer Achieves ISO 13485 Certification 52972 3Report Shows New York City Companies Playing Key Role In Development of New Medicines for Wide Range of Diseases 52970 1Report Shows New York City Companies Playing Key Role In Development of New Medicines for Wide Range of Diseases 52970 2Report Shows New York City Companies Playing Key Role In Development of New Medicines for Wide Range of Diseases 52970 3Report Shows New York City Companies Playing Key Role In Development of New Medicines for Wide Range of Diseases 52970 4
... 19 New research published in the,British ... 17, PMID: 18081945, 2007),shows that blueberries may ... Lead scientist, Wilhelmina Kalt, Ph.D,from Agriculture and ... a,blueberry-supplemented diet. Blueberry-supplemented diets resulted in a,reduction ...
... is first to show safety and effectiveness of using cloned cells alone ... ... Researchers describe the first,successful use of a human patient,s cloned infection-fighting T ... A team led by Cassian Yee, M.D., an associate member of the,Clinical ...
Other Medicine Technology:Blueberry-Supplemented Diet Shows Promise in Lowering Cholesterol in Animal Trials 2Patient's Own Infection-Fighting T Cells Put Late-Stage Melanoma Into Long-Term Remission - Without Chemotherapy or Radiation 2Patient's Own Infection-Fighting T Cells Put Late-Stage Melanoma Into Long-Term Remission - Without Chemotherapy or Radiation 3
The complete performance package. Precision handling. Stable platform for device delivery. Enhanced backup support. Unique braid technology. Improved curve retention. Smooth PTFE liner....
The soft tip sheath design for smooth delivery and retrieval of Constellation advanced mapping basket catheters....
Fast-Cath, Maximum, Maximum Xtra, and Maximum ACT introducers represent the largest line of standard and specialty hemostasis introducers in the world....
A steerable diagnostic catheter with optimal maneuverability...
Medicine Products: