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Transplantation Basics

TRANSPLANTATION WORKS!
More and more people receive transplants every year and more people are living longer after transplants.

Medical teams, hospitals, laboratories, computer networks, and transportation systems work 24 hours a day to match donated organs with people who need them. Learn about the transplantation process, and the role of a key participant-the organ donor.

The Matching Process

  • Organs that Can be Donated/Transplanted
  • Waiting List
  • Identifying Organ Recipients

Transplant Resources

Financial Resources

  • Financial Planning
  • Medicare and Medicaid Services in Transplantation
  • Know Your Financial Coordinator
  • Learn More

Life After Transplantation

  • Know Your Pharmacist
  • Stay Healthy
    • West Nile Virus & Transplant Recipients
  • Contact Your Donor Family
 
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