Lives Worth Saving

The Ohio State University  Nisonger Center regrets to inform you that Lives Worth Saving has been discontinued effective September 30, 2009 due to budget cuts within the Nisonger Center. Lives Worth Saving appreciates your contact and is pleased to refer your inquiry to the toll-free patient services line of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS): 1-888-894-6361.

UNOS maintains the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the federal government. UNOS Patient Services provides educational materials to potential transplant candidates, potential living donors, recipients and family members to assist them in making healthcare decisions. Patient Services also addresses questions concerning the transplant process – from listing for an organ transplant to how organs are shared; living donation; insurance issues; fundraising; pharmaceutical patient assistant programs (transplant medications); wait list verification and center comparison reports.

Please take advantage of these UNOS services to answer your questions.