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We honor life through
donation
Erin McGreal-Miller
Hospital Services Associate
May 3, 2019
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Gift of Life Michigan
9th largest of 58 OPOs in the
United States
Serving all of Michigan’s 9.6 million
residents (excluding Marquette)
9 diverse transplant programs
Over 220 staff
Own surgical center, full-service
lab and ICU
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Gift of Life Michigan overview
State’s federally designated organ and tissue donor program
Serves 9.6 million people, 176 hospitals and nine transplant
programs
Incorporated in 1971 by five transplant surgeons
Maintains the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, in
cooperation with the Secretary of State
24/7/365 operations, including surgical center and full-
service laboratory
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About Gift of Life Michigan
Our core purpose:
We honor life through
donation.
Our core values:
Determined
Compassionate
Professional
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The Donation Process
Call toGift of Life
•Organs: When clinical triggers reached, or brain death testing begins
•Tissue: After death has been declared
Authorization, Medical Suitability and Management
• First Person Authorization
• Family approached if decision unknown
•Organs: Staff go on-site to review files, determine eligibility, consult hospital, manage donor
•Tissue: Staff contact families by phone
Matching, Viral Testing
•Compatibility between donor and potential recipients
• Infectious disease screening
•Organ placement
Recovery and Transplantation
•Donor hospital or surgical center
•Delivery to transplant center or tissue processor
•After recovery, the donor is taken to the funeral home
•Donor family aftercare
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Organ and Tissue Donation
In 2018, there were:
338 organ donations resulting in
1087 transplants
1,384 tissue donations
397,000 new donor registrations
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Outcomes
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Other Services
Community education
Promotion of the donor registry
Donor Family Aftercare
Community Service