by Sean Fitzpatrick | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Would you be surprised to learn that the green line above is an OPO projected to be CMS Tier 2 and the red line is an OPO projected to be CMS Tier 1? This makes no sense! Well, a newly published peer-reviewed study identifies a substantial statistical methodology...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Despite record levels of donation and transplant, faulty federal regulations threaten the closure of organ procurement organizations across the United States. The New Hampshire Bulleting is covering the issue indepth… “We recognize no regulation is ‘perfect,’...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Renowned transplant surgeon Dr. Clive Callender warns on the decision to include for-profit corporations directly into the organ donation system. As a Black transplant surgeon with five decades of experience, I have spent my entire career fighting to improve the...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of the policy prescriptions often raised to increase donation in the US is the idea of defaulting all US citizens to being registered organ donors and requiring those who wish not to donate to affirmatively remove themselves as donors. This policy would presume...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
New England Donor Services was pleased to sponsor a floral portrait of Rhode Island organ donor Joseph Keenan on this year’s Donate Life Tournament of Roses Parade float. Joseph died suddenly in 2018 at the age of 48 and was an organ donor. Through the donated...
by Sean Fitzpatrick | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
On September 9, 2022, the United States achieved its 1 millionth organ transplant. Of the million U.S. transplants performed, more than half have occurred since 2007, a sustained trend of system-wide increases made possible by the ongoing expansion of more equitable...
