Did you know that there are currently 102,000+ patients awaiting a life saving organ transplant in the United States? Or that 19+ men, women, and children die each day because of the seriousness of this issue

Breakdown of Patients waiting for organs

• Kidney- 84,476
• Liver- 16,522
• Pancreas- 1544
• Kidney/Pancreas- 2329
• Heart- 2792
• Lung- 1964
• Heart/Lung- 86
• Intestine- 216

Program- Community Education Outreach **THERE IS NO COST FOR THE ACT OF DONATION!!!!*

Key facts * In the media you often hear about cancer, diabetes, HIV, and other deadly diseases. The urgent need for ORGAN DONORS is often a subject that many people don’t discuss.* There’s a critical need for organ donors! The facts don’t lie!!!
*In Ohio there are currently 3,078 patients that are currently waiting for the gift of life. a

*Since 1988, there have been 5,392 organ transplants performed at Ohio State University Medical Center.

*In 2008 there were more than 22,000 organ transplants performed due to more than 8,000 deceased donors,

*African Americans make up only 12% of the U.S. population, but 35% of the patients currently on the waiting list are African American.

*By becoming an organ and tissue donor, you can help save up to 8 lives and enhance the lives
of over 50 people.

*Every 13 minutes, a new name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.

Program: YNOTT? Brighten a Child Day (YNBD)* Youth “6-17”as of 4/30/09

* There are currently 35 youth in Ohio awaiting a life saving organ transplant

• Heart-Lung:2
• Heart:2
• Intestine: 0
• Kidney-:16
• Kidney-Pancreas: 0
• Liver:14
• Lung: 1
• Pancreas: 0

*There are currently 1258 youth nationally awaiting a life saving organ transplant

*In Ohio in 2008, there were 30 youth transplants performed – Center Name

• Children’s Hosp Med Ctr: 8
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 10
• Nationwide children’s Hospital: 8
• Ohio State Univ Med Ctr:1
• University Hosp of Cleveland: 3

*In the United States in 2008, 6558 youth transplants were performed

*Since 2003, there’s been 209 youth in Ohio added to the transplant waiting list

• 6 Intestine
• 91 Kidney
• 48 Liver
• 14 lung
• 5 Pancreas

*Since 2003, there’s been 7988 youth across the U.S added to the transplant waiting list.

*Since 2000, 16,747 youth (under 18yrs. old) have received an organ transplant nationally.

*Nearly 10% of all patients waiting for a liver transplant are under the age of 18.

Thanks to United Network for Organ Sharing for providing us with this data. For more information visit http://www.unos.org/