Management Team
Tom Mone
Chief Executive Officer
Renee Hawthorne
Chief Operating Officer
Bobby Patton
Chief Financial Officer
Esther-Marie Carmichael
Hospital Services Director
Alan Cochran
Director of Tissue Services
and Quality Systems
Anita Corliss
Director of Human Resources
Jeff Fleming
Director of Family Services
Bryan Stewart
Director of Communications
Jim Trisch
Clinical Director
Sherry Watson
Clinical Director
800-338-6112
24-hour line for routine
notification or donor referrals
www.onelegacy.org
The Bridge
The community newsletter of OneLegacy, the non-profit
organ and tissue recovery organization serving the greater Los Angeles area
Fall 2006
221 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Return Service Requested
2
DLA Announces
‘Donor Designation
Collaborative’
3
HHS Honors Area
Hospitals
4
Organ Donor Data
4
Ambassadors of
the Year
6-7
Photos: Donate Life
Run/Walk and
Donor Ceremonies
8-9
Community Events
10
High School
Program Surges
14
Organ Donor
Referral Data
DMV, Donate Life
California Registry
Team Up to Save Lives
5,000 DMV CUSTOMERS PER DAY
SIGNING UP TO DONATE LIFE
With 20,000 people in need of life-saving
transplants in California alone, DMV and Donate
Life California have teamed up with a new challenge for the state’s drivers: sign up to become
organ and tissue donors. One-third of the 93,000
Americans currently waiting for
life-saving organ
transplants could
die due to a lack of
donors. But effective
July
1,
Californians can
help change that.
Anyone
who
checks
Yes!
when applying for
or renewing a
driver license or
I.D. card will be
listed on the state’s
registry as a
donor, with the
potential to save eight lives and enhance the lives
of up to 50 others.
NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
LOS ANGELES CA
PERMIT #32574
Approximately 300,000 Californians had
signed up online in the sixteen months since the
April 2005 launch of the registry website. In the
eighteen weeks since the July 1 DMV partnership, the influx of DMV signups has pushed the
Donate Life California Registry past the 800,000
mark. Thanks to the DMV, approximately 5,000
people per day are signing up with Donate Life
California an exponential increase compared
Please see DMV, Page 12
Frankie Hernandez
BY ERICA RANGEL-B
EZ
Frankie was born on September 19, 1995.
He was my firstborn. Although he was premature at 36 weeks, Frankie was ready for the
world. He was speaking before he was walking. He was potty trained and catching the ball
before he turned two years old. He was growing tall and strong - just too fast for my eyes.
At the age of three Frankie played his first
baseball game, T-ball. He was a natural running around the bases (the opposite way),
fighting for the ball in the outfield - knowing
the fundamentals of baseball but forgetting
them as soon as he stepped onto the field.
Those were very special moments. That, of
course, didn’t last too long. Shortly he became
more experienced and knowledgeable of the
sport and entered a new, more competitive
level. That wowed me and so many.
Please see FRANKIE, Page 13
Donate Life America Launches ’Donor Designation
Collaborative‘ to Propel State Donor Registry Signups
NATIONAL INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO 100 MILLION BY APRIL 2008
It is not just about the numbers - it is
about who and what the numbers represent: lives hanging in the balance, and
people who bring them hope. With the
number of people waiting for a life-saving
organ transplant quickly approaching
100,000, and the population of the United
States eclipsing the 300 million mark,
Donate Life America, a national not-forprofit organization dedicated to saving
lives by inspiring people to be organ, eye
and tissue donors, has launched a unified
national effort to increase the number of
Americans registered to be donors in their
states to 100 million.
Crossroads
MILESTONES Tenaya Wallace, Communications
Specialist, welcomed the birth of Xanathan Scott
on June 13...Michelle Oxenham, Procurement
Transplant Coordinator, Sherman Oaks, welcomed
the birth of Isabel Victoria on November 1.
WELCOME Los Angeles/Corporate: Stephanie
Collazo, Clinical Education Specialist...Sandra
Madera, Communications Assistant...Kari
Williams, Executive Assistant to the CEO...Anita
Jackson-Jones, Executive Assistant to the
Clinical Directors...Felipe Martinez, Per Diem
Family
Care
Coordinator...Esther-Marie
Carmichael, Hospital Services Director...Johnny
Carwell, Hospital Services Supervisor...Anthony
Maldonado, Medical Examiner Liaison...Maria
Stadtler, Per Diem Research Specialist...Gerson
Allende, Laboratory Tech I...Stephen Gates, Per
Diem Pulsatile Perfusion Technologist...Peter
Ramos, Receptionist...Kristi Connolly and
Robert Hale, Recovery Coordinators...Liliana
Barrios, Santiago Blanco, Princeton Brooks,
Daniel Cambay, Lori Ann Caris, Jennifer
McDowell, Mariam Mollahassani, Tan Thanh
Nguyen, Pei-Min Horng-Stamos, Michael
Watson and David Williams, Per Diem Recovery
Coordinator I...Jesse Bravo, Recovery
Coordinator II...Stephanie Schmitz, Volunteer
2
tion in states with effective donor registries.
This effort, the Donor Designation
Collaborative, promises to significantly
increase donor designations nationwide.
It is also an important step for those
awaiting life-saving organ transplants or
life-enhancing cornea or tissue transplants, with statistics showing significant
increases in organ, eye and tissue dona-
This is an extraordinary opportunity
to save thousands more lives each year,
said David Bosch, president of Donate
Life America and director of communications and hospital development for Gift of
Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network,
the non-profit, federally designated organ
and tissue recovery agency serving
Illinois. We currently estimate that only
20 percent of US residents have formally
registered as organ donors in their state,
Please see DESIGNATION, Page 10
and Community Events Coordinator. Bakersfield:
Eleanor Leal, Per Diem PTC. Long Beach:
Gustavo Gimenez, Per Diem Family Care
Coordinator...Annette Gonzalez, Hospital
Services Coordinator...Dean Decker and Ray Lin,
Per Diem Surgical Recovery Coordinator...
Richard Fogel, Keith Markillie and Larissa
Stefero, Procurement Transplant Coordinators...
Erin Anderson, Dieula Dunn, Georgeann
Garasic, Odin Ortega and Karleen Samartan,
Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators
...Atiqullah Achackzad, Recovery Coordinator...
Nader Achackzad, Barry Gray, Enayat
Hassanzai, Vidyaratne Ranasinghe, Jessica
Smalley and Liz Penaloza-Villalobos, Per Diem
Recovery Tech I. Redlands: Mary Coronado, Per
Diem Family Care Coordinator... Louis Jackson,
Hospital Services Coordinator...Melissa Benson,
Rochelle Binnell and Jennifer Golightly,
Procurement
Transplant
Coordinators...
Christina Gardner-Odums and Alisa Suarez, Per
Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators...
Tom Seto, Manager of Recovery and Technical
Services...Cindy King, Quality Systems
Coordinator II...Teresa Valdez and LaToya
Valentine, Per Diem Tissue Recovery
Technicians...Scott Abraham, Kimberly Monge
and Deena Murray, Per Diem Recovery Tech I.
Sherman Oaks: Erik Arenas, Per Diem Family
Care Coordinator...Robert Coppel and Andra Kai
Shaw, Hospital Services Coordinators...Jennie
Han, Bryan Herring, Dawne Hicks, Lolita
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Korneagay and Kathy Turner, Procurement
Transplant Coordinators...Daren Herrick, Marina
Shukman, Ann Valladares and Brian Wannberg,
Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators.
January 1 to September 30, 2006
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Hospital
Community Hospital of San Bernadino
Corona Regional Medical Center
Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Valley Hospital
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Inland Valley Regional Medical Center
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Med Ctr
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Med Ctr
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center
Moreno Valley Community Hospital
Parkview Community Hospital Med Ctr
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Redlands Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Regional Med Center
9
12
51
10
7
9
13
1
6
75
23
123
3
1
12
5
8
39
80
1
2
14
0
1
3
2
0
1
12
1
32
1
0
0
0
0
16
18
1
1
8
0
1
1
2
0
0
6
1
19
1
0
0
0
0
8
16
3
3
27
0
3
2
5
0
0
14
4
60
2
0
0
0
0
26
45
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Hospital
San Antonio Community Hospital
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
St. Bernardine Medical Center
St. Mary Regional Medical Center
Victor Valley Community Hospital
28
1
54
13
17
5
0
2
1
1
3
0
1
1
0
7
0
3
2
0
SANTA BARBARA & VENTURA COUNTIES
Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Marian Medical Center
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Paula Memorial Hospital
Simi Valley Hospital and Health Care Services
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Center
13
7
7
1
30
1
7
2
18
13
0
1
1
0
9
0
4
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
18
0
8
0
6
2
2685
586
329
992
TOTAL
OneLegacy Employees Serving Our National Community
OneLegacy employees proudly serve alongside our colleagues nationwide in service of our professional community:
ON THE MOVE Jeff Fleming, promoted to
Director of Family Services…Becky Bryant has
transitioned from Assistant Regional Director to
Clinical Quality Assurance Coordinator,
Bakersfield…Promoted from Hospital Services
Coordinator to Hospital Services Supervisor are
Eric Carr (Sherman Oaks), Tasha Querantes
(Long
Beach)
and
Mike
Thomas
(Redlands)…Carla Talley-Hentz, formerly
Hospital Services Coordinator, is now Hospital
Services
Collaborative
Specialist...Dana
Castleberry moves from Procurement
Transplant Coordinator to Hospital Services
Liaison...Tenaya Wallace transitions to a project
role as Communications Specialist...Simera
Nichols,
formerly
Community
Events
Coordinator, is now Youth Education
Coordinator...Kathleen Hostert moves from
Community Development Coordinator, Orange
County to Community Partnerships Coordinator.
BEST WISHES We wish the following former
OneLegacy employees the very best in their
future endeavors: Woodi Anderson, Meghan
Bell, Lisa Carroll, Michael Cooper, Dale Crews,
Mark Grays, Tony Landaverde, Lisa McAllister,
Michael McBride, Ruby Padua, Stephanie Pero,
Jennifer Roberts, Colleen Rose, Marilou Tan,
Alexis Vasilchak, Nicolle White, Stacy Wolcott
and Jacque Love Worline.
Employee
Role
Committee
Committee Chair/Co-Chairs
Hedi Aguiar
Eric Carr
Alan Cochran
Anita Corliss
Missy Forrest
Sabrina Ho
Kathleen Hostert
Wanda Jones
Seung Lee
Ramona Leinen-Duren
Glenn Matsuki
Tom Mone
Member
Member
Chair
Chair
Member
Co-Chair
Team Leader
Member
Member
Member
Member
President-Elect
Member
Member
Member
Course Consultant
Member
Co-Chair
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
AOPO Tissue Council
AOPO Human Resources Council
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO Multicultural Task Force
‘12 Weeks of Giving’ Workplace Campaign
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO Executive Committee
AOPO Accreditation and Standatds Cmte
ETCO 15th Biennial Congress Scientific Cmte
AOPO Audit and Finance Committee
NATCO Introductory Course
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO IT Council
ETCO 15th Biennial Congress Scientific Cmte
AOPO PR/Public Education Council
AOPO 2007 Meeting Planning Cmte
Donor Designation Collaborative Faculty
DLA African American Campaign Cmte
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Bobby Patton
Karen Samartan
Andra Kai Shaw
Vicki Simmons
Maria Stadtler
Bryan Stewart
Ralph Sutton
Carla Talley-Hentz
Mike Thomas
Linda Martin, MATS; Kathy Geist, LifeSource
Sharon Stover, TRC of Maryland
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Maria Sanders, New Mexico Donor Services
Shelly Morningstar, Akoya
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Tracy Schmidt, Intermountain Donor Services
Dean Lichtenfeld, Gift of Hope
C.L. Fischer-Froehlich, Germany
Elaine Berg, New York Organ Donor Network
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
David Gee, Gift of Life Michigan
C.L. Fischer-Froehlich, Germany
Joni Rosebrock, Indiana OPO
Amy Iverson, Donor Alliance
David Fleming, David Bosch, Donate Life America
Rhonda Gaines, Wash. Reg. Transplant Consortium
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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Organ Donor Referral Data
Hospital
14
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
KERN COUNTY
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Delano Regional Medical Center
Kern Medical Center
Mercy Hospital
San Joaquin Community Hospital
19
2
73
61
14
1
1
17
5
2
0
0
12
4
0
0
0
47
12
0
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - CENTRAL
Alhambra Hospital
Brotman Medical Center
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Century City Hospital
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Citrus Valley Intercommunity Hospital
Citrus Valley Med Ctr - Queen of the Valley Campus
City of Angels Medical Center
Garfield Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
Hollywood Community Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Med Ctr
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Olympia Medical Center
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Queen of Angels / Hollywood Presbyterian Med Ctr
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
St. Vincent Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica
UCLA Medical Center - Westwood
USC University Hospital
White Memorial Medical Center
4
2
60
57
1
11
7
18
2
10
19
6
1
3
57
15
114
1
7
30
9
2
6
8
4
1
82
11
21
2
0
18
11
0
5
1
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
6
2
22
0
1
7
1
0
1
1
0
0
15
2
5
2
0
10
4
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
1
12
0
0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
1
2
2
0
27
5
0
9
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
2
7
3
42
0
0
12
0
0
0
2
0
0
19
6
7
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - NORTH
Antelope Valley Hospital
Encino-Tarzana Regional Med Ctr, Tarzana
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Med Ctr
LA County Olive View / UCLA Med Ctr
Lancaster Community Hospital
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mission Community Hospital - Panorama City Campus
Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Roscoe
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Med Ctr
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Verdugo Hills Hospital
43
3
9
13
16
15
42
13
12
3
11
15
5
23
5
33
3
20
12
5
15
0
0
8
1
4
8
2
4
1
0
5
2
9
2
7
2
3
2
0
7
0
0
3
0
3
5
1
3
0
0
1
1
6
2
5
1
1
1
0
21
0
0
9
0
9
20
5
4
0
0
1
3
15
8
23
3
5
0
0
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Hospital
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Vista Del Mar Hospital
West Hills Regional Medical Center
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SOUTH
Beverly Hospital
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Centinela Campus
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Marina Campus
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Memorial Campus
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
Downey Regional Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Med Ctr
LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
LA County King / Drew Medical Center
Lakewood Regional Hospital
Little Company of Mary - San Pedro Hospital
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Long Beach Community Medical Center
Long Beach Memorial Med Ctr / Miller Children's Hospital
Los Angeles Community Hospital - Norwalk
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
15
34
3
20
1
20
5
10
39
28
10
12
28
4
48
1
8
19
60
22
55
1
5
13
2
7
1
5
1
0
9
7
3
2
6
2
17
0
5
6
26
7
3
0
2
7
1
4
0
1
1
0
5
3
2
1
4
0
9
0
2
5
15
3
1
0
10
14
1
3
0
2
2
0
12
8
4
3
11
0
23
0
5
11
50
15
1
0
ORANGE COUNTY
Anaheim General Hospital
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
Chapman Medical Center
Childrens Hospital of Orange County
Coastal Communities Hospital
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Med Ctr
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Huntington Beach Hospital
Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Med Ctr
Kindred Hospital Brea
Kindred Hospital Westminster
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Placentia Linda Community Hospital
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
South Coast Medical Center
Specialty Hospital of Southern California
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Jude Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
West Anaheim Medical Center
Western Medical Center - Anaheim
Western Medical Center - Santa Ana
1
30
1
34
2
28
5
25
1
7
41
1
2
5
11
20
1
11
1
1
14
17
79
1
3
70
0
4
0
8
0
0
2
6
0
1
10
0
0
0
1
5
0
3
0
0
2
2
26
0
0
28
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
4
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
0
2
2
16
0
0
15
0
0
0
13
0
0
3
16
0
3
19
0
0
0
0
19
0
11
0
0
4
4
56
0
0
55
RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
82
Barstow Community Hospital
4
Chino Valley Medical Center
3
19
0
0
10
0
0
36
0
0
HHS Honors 23 Southland Hospitals for Achieving
Area s Highest Organ Donation Rates in 2004-2006
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) honored
a record 23 area hospitals for excellence in organ donation at
October s National Learning Congress in New Orleans. The HHS
Medal of Honor was awarded to hospitals with at least eight eligible
organ donors that achieved a donation rate of at least 75% for any
consecutive 12-month period between May 2004 and June 2006.
The awards, which are presented in concert with OneLegacy,
reflect the success of the National Organ Donation Breakthrough
Collaborative, an HHS initiative launched in 2003 to save and
enhance thousands of lives annually by spreading best organ donation practices to the nation’s largest hospitals. The national initiative provides hospitals and organ procurement organizations with
the tools and processes needed to dramatically increase organ and
tissue donation rates. In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, organ
donation is up 34% from September 2003, when the Organ
Deceased donation has
increased 18% in the first nine
months of this year
Donation Breakthrough Collaborative first began.
Because of the Organ Donation & Transplantation
Breakthrough Collaborative and efforts to improve organ donation
rates throughout Southern California and across the country, 23
area hospitals achieved Medal of Honor status (see sidebar).
We’re proud of the number of hospitals in our service area that
earned this award, and of how our collaborative effort has such a
meaningful impact on the lives of donor families and recipients
alike, said Tom Mone, CEO of OneLegacy. We will continue to
focus our effort on hospitals, transplant centers and the Donate
Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry as we work toward
our ultimate goal of ending the wait for all people awaiting organ
transplants.
Throughout the seven-county area, deceased donation has
increased 18% in the first nine months this year, and OneLegacy is
headed for its seventh consecutive year of all-time highs in organ
donors and organs recovered for life-saving transplant.
Southland Hospitals Honored with
U.S Dept of Health & Human Services
National Medal of Honor
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Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton
California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange
Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Roscoe
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
UCI Medical Center, Orange
UCLA Medical Center
USC University Hospital, Los Angeles
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
HHS National Medal of Honor
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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FRANKIE: I asked him, “What would you do? What should I do?”
Organ Donation Data
Continued from Page 1
Following are key OneLegacy performance indicators through September 2006. (Source: OneLegacy data)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
TOTAL
Organ Donors*
42
38
41
39
32
38
27
40
32
329
Kidneys Recovered*
80
72
78
76
59
70
54
72
56
617
Kidneys Transplanted*
64
59
66
63
51
55
49
60
37
504
Extra-Renals Recovered*
68
72
64
54
54
61
44
62
38
517
Extra-Renals Transplanted*
66
69
62
51
53
55
41
58
34
489
Hearts Transplanted
11
15
9
9
13
13
11
12
4
97
Livers Transplanted
32
26
31
27
25
26
18
31
20
236
Lungs Transplanted
11
19
16
4
9
8
6
9
6
88
Pancreas Transplanted
12
8
6
11
5
8
5
6
3
64
Consent Rate
63.9%
65.2%
59.5%
70.6%
54.5%
55.7%
54.8%
64.3%
61.9%
61.3%
Conversion Rate
66.1%
60.7%
61.2%
65.5%
61.0%
60.3%
51.9%
63.5%
60.4%
62.9%
Organs Recovered
148
144
142
130
113
131
98
134
94
1134
Organs Transplanted
130
128
128
114
104
110
90
118
71
993
Organs Recovered Per Donor
3.52
3.79
3.46
3.33
3.53
3.45
3.63
3.35
2.94
3.45
Organs Transplanted Per Donor
3.10
3.37
3.12
2.92
3.25
2.89
3.33
2.95
2.22
3.02
Ambassadors of the Year Named
OneLegacy honored five volunteers as
Ambassadors of the Year at the 2006
OneLegacy Ambassadors Fiesta on
September 17 at Griffith Park.
Since the Ambassadors program
launched in February 2003, more than 450
donor family members, transplant recipients and others touched by donation have
attended a one-day training workshop to
prepare them for interacting with the community. The program now offers advanced
workshops to Ambassadors interested in
developing their presentation skills and taking on greater responsibility. There is also a
special Embajadores de OneLegacy program specifically designed for Spanishspeaking volunteers.
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Ambassadors of the Year were named in
five categories, one for each role
Ambassadors are encouraged to play in our
community: Media Representative (Edith
Gonzalez, at top right with OneLegacy
communications director Bryan Stewart),
Event Staff (Daniel Ronco, at bottom right
with OneLegacy volunteer and community
events coordinator Stephanie Schmitz),
Storyteller (Bob Mummey), Representative
(Marianne O Quinn), and Community
Scout (Phil Arst).
In addition, 20 Applause certificates
were awarded to Ambassadors who made
significant contributions to the community
during the previous year.
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
As we started kindergarten, Frankie demonstrated that he was
very smart and gifted. He was very popular and quickly made
friends with everyone, and I do mean everyone: Belle, Thomas,
Ms. Mohan, the parents, the cafeteria staff, the janitor. He received
many awards and recognitions throughout his school years.
Frankie was a social butterfly , as I was told many times, in my
parent conferences.
On March 6, 2005, he woke up and went to the park to watch
the Sunday league baseball game. We left the park and headed
home. He showered and had lunch and went out to play catch with
his dad. He complained of a headache, and it was unlike him to
complain. I asked him to lie down and he began to say it really
hurts. So I suggested going to the hospital and he said, Yeah let’s
go. That was unlike him too, and I began to worry.
We drove off and as soon as we got onto the freeway he
stopped breathing. I performed CPR and his dad called 911. The
paramedics met us, took over performing CPR and transported
him to the hospital. The doctors at the hospital informed us he had
internal bleeding and needed to be transferred to another hospital.
We arrived at Cedars-Sinai and immediately he was placed in surgery. He survived the surgery, but was in a coma.
Day in and day out, we were there by his side, hoping for a miracle, and praying. There was nothing more to do but pray. On
March 9, we were informed by eight different neurosurgeons that
there was nothing more they could do. Frankie was simply no
longer responding. Several conversations with different doctors,
and all leading to the same conclusion, one that no one ever wants
to hear.
We sat next to Frankie’s bed, hoping for a miracle, even though
we were told he was brain-dead. A representative from OneLegacy
walked in alongside Frankie’s nurse Pam. He asked if we were
interested in giving the gift of life. In the moment I had no other
choice but to wish this was not happening to me, hoping this was
simply a nightmare. The reality was that we were being asked to
make a decision that could change a person’s life for the better. I
didn’t ask anyone but Frankie. I asked him, What would you do?
What should I do? My response was immediate: Yes.
On March 11th, while at the cemetery planning his services, I
was advised that Frankie had saved the lives of five children. With
mixed emotions I was happy for the children and their families.
Of the five children, I have met one of his recipients. Patty
received Frankie’s bowel. She’s an extraordinary little girl who is
Frankie’s age, and coincidently attended the same school as
Frankie. Patty and her family wrote to me shortly after my loss and
her recovery. In Patricia’s (Patty’s mother) letter, she thanked me
for giving Patty a
chance to live a new
and better life. In her
letter, she explained
that after receiving
the transplant, Patty
was able to eat for
the first time in nine
years and was learning the simple things
like how to chew
and swallow.
In that moment,
reading the letter, I
knew the decision
Erica Rangel-Báez cradles her newborn
that was made was
son Benjamin as she holds a rose dedicatthe biggest decision
ed to her son Frankie. The rose vial is a
I will ever have to
replica of one that will adorn the ‘Family
make and am thankCircle’ garden on the front of the 2007
ful for the guidance
Donate Life Rose Parade Float, which Erica
Cedars-Sinai and will ride in memory of Frankie.
OneLegacy gave me
to help me make the correct decision. Patty and her family have
welcomed my family and me as one of their own. They have been
a great help in our journey.
What I wouldn’t do to have one more month, day, or even a
minute with my baby boy. But knowing that these children have
been able to be hugged, and kissed by their families for even just
one more day has been something that is gratifying.
DONATE LIFE ROCKS!
Musicians Alex Band (left) and Josh Kelley higlighted
August’s “Donate Life Rocks” event at Hard Rock Cafe Los
Angeles. Band, formerly of The Calling, wowed the crowd
with his rendition “Wherever You Will Go”, which was selected as the official song fo the 2007 Donate Life Rose Parade
Float, Giving From The Heart.
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DMV: 25,000 Per Week Signing Up to Donate Life
Continued from Page 1
to the 3,500 per week prior to the partnership.
We know that the generosity of Californians knows no bounds,
and with 23 million licensed drivers on the road in the state, DMV
employees stand ready to help increase this list of potential life-savers
from thousands to millions, said DMV
Director George Valverde.
Departments of motor vehicles play
a key role in the success of state donor
registries nationwide, said Bryan
Stewart, director of communications
with OneLegacy. Some states, including
Utah, Virginia, Indiana and Colorado,
have signed up more than 60 percent of
their licensed drivers, allowing donation
cases to proceed smoothly and withgreater speed, saving precious time.
Donate Life California is a nonprofit, state-authorized organ and
tissue donor registry, administered by California’s four nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organizations. As a state-authorized public service, the registry assures that all personal information
is kept confidential and stored in a secure database, accessible only to
authorized organ and tissue recovery personnel.
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Before the creation of the registry, there was no official list of designated organ and tissue donors. The pink donor dot and signed
donor card voluntarily carried by drivers were meant to serve as an
indication of someone’s intent to donate. But signed cards are often
unavailable at the time a family is approached about the opportunity to
donate, and the dot alone does not grant legal consent for donation.
With the partnership between DMV
and Donate Life California, donor information will be transmitted electronically
directly from DMV to Donate Life
California’s online registry. The driver’s
decision acts as an advanced directive
for organ and tissue donation, and for
drivers 18 and older, it does not require
the consent of any other person. (The
parent or legal guardian must give consent for registrants under 18.) Those who
currently have a pink donor dot on
their licenses but are not near their renewal date are asked to join the
online registry directly. At the time of license renewal, a Yes on the
DMV form results in the pink donor dot being printed directly onto the
licenses. Those who sign up can opt out, alter personal information or
change donation preferences anytime through the online Donate Life
California Registry. For more information or to sign up online, visit
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.
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In (1) SACRAMENTO, DMV Director George Valverde presents a commendation from Donate Life California to the DMV’s registry integration project
leader Kathy Kelly. OneLegacy Ambassadors and staff celebrated the DMVDonate Life California partnership at DMV field offices throughout the
Southland. (2) RIVERSIDE: Monica Collins, kidney/pancreas recipient; Debbie
Morgan, President of UOTA; Kathy Snow, donor mother; Stephanie Schmitz,
OneLegacy Volunteer and Community Events Coordinator; and Daniel Ronco,
kidney recipient. (3) PASADENA: Debra Boudreaux, Executive Vice President
of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation; Scott Wang, liver recipient; Sabrina Ho, Asian Community Development Coordinator, OneLegacy;
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Kenny Wong, liver recipient; Charles Gau, donor father; LaVonne Leaman,
kidney/pancreas recipient and her father Richard; and Rosemary Chen, Tzu
Chi Commissioner. (4) WESTMINSTER: Tony Ngo, liver recipient; Peggy Coleman, heart recipient; Bich-Phuong, KXLA-44 Saigon reporter; and Pete
Wesslink, heart recipient. (5) SANTA BARBARA: Roger L. Horton; Santa Barbara City Council; Ester Medina, liver transplant candidate; George Miller, liver
recipient, TRIO Ventura County/West Valley Chapter; and Debbie Courtney, donor mother.
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Run, Walk...
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For the Donate Life Run/Walk, 2006 will always
be remembered as the year of the donor family.
Thanks to the efforts of OneLegacy’s Family
Services staff, more than 800 donor family
members were inspired to walk in honor of their
loved ones. The images of donors on hundreds
of T-shirts inspired the record 4,000 participants
in the April event. Adding even more meaning to
the event was the debut of the Circle of Life
Garden, an elegant display of 30 signs with photos of and personal messages to donors and
recipients alike. With support from Sav-on
Drugs, St. Joseph Hospital and a host of other
sponsors, the fourth annual Donate Life
Run/Walk raised approximately $70,000 which
will fund media campaigns to promote enrollment in the Donate Life California Organ &
Tissue Donor Registry. (See article on Page 1.)
(1) The family of Martha Macias shows their pride
at walking in her honor. (2) Barbara Facio, mother
of organ donor Andrew Ortiz, releases a bird as the
recipient of Andrew’s heart, Fred Phillips (left),
looks on. (3) The Circle of Life Garden, with approximately 30 memorial signs at the finish line, was a
new feature this year. (4) “Team Ted” made another
strong showing in support of lung recipient Ted
Askier. (5) Victor Constantino spoke eloqoently of
his father Hugo, who died awaiting a lung transplant and whose memory inspired more than 2,300
friends and Sav-on Drugs colleagues to register
with Donate Life California. (6) Donate Life
Run/Walk co-founder and OneLegacy community
partnerships coordinator Kathleen Hostert inspires
the crowd as her husband, co-founder Craig, looks
on. (7) OneLegacy’s Asian community development
coordinator Sabrina Ho (kneeling in black jacket)
brought an enthusiatic Asian community contingent. (8) Participating in a pre-race bird release are
kidney donor Tony Huy; Raegan Pratt, recipient of
his kidney; and Dr. Ervin Ruzics, their St. Joseph
Hospital transplant surgeon. (9) Excitement builds
at the starting line. (10) A class of Los Angeles
Police Department cadets participates in formation
for the duration of the event. (Photos by Tony
Kawashima)
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DMV/DONATE LIFE CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP
Approximately 42 regional media stories focused on July’s DMVDonate Life California partnership, including the following outlets:
General
EMBAJADORES IN ACTION In July a contingent of
Embajadores de OneLegacy fielded more than 500 phone calls
as organ donation was the featured issue on KMEX-34’s “A
Su Lado”. Front row, seated (*denotes OneLegacy employee):
Elena de la Cruz*, Maria Elena Constantino, Luz Díaz* and
Carolyn Fagundo. Second row: Edith González, Mary
Coronado* and Meredith González. Third row: Sergio Gomez,
Clemen Sabah*, Annette González*, Natalie Coronado, Iris
Rodríguez, Sonia Navarro*, Chris González, José Bueno and
Connie Moreno. Back row : Arnold and Eva Pérez, Icela and
Jesús Nava, Maria Bourne*, Lilia Spencer Bueno, Norma
Bueno González, Cristian Nuñez* and Anthony Maldonado*.
TV:
KNBC-4, KABC-7, KCET-8 (PBS) “California Connected”,
KCAL-9, KTTV-11 (FOX), KGET-17 (NBC) Bakersfield,
KERO-23 (ABC) Bakersfield
Print:
Bakersfield Californian, LA Daily News, Long Beach
Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Times, Glendora Press
Highlander, Orange County Register, Press-Enterprise,
Redlands Daily Facts, San Gabriel Valley News Tribune,
Ventura County Star
Radio:
KFI AM 640, KFWB News 980, KNX-1070 News Radio
Spanish
TV:
KMEX-34 (Univision)”A Su Lado” y “Noticiero 11”,
KVEA-52 (Tele), KAZA-54 (Azteca), KRCA-62, Piolin
Print:
Excelsior (OC), La Opinion, La Prensa (Riverside), La
Estrella (Ventura County)
Radio:
KLAX-97.9 (La Raza), KLYY-97.5 (Entravision), XTRA-690
(W Radio), KSCA 101.9 (Univ), Radio Campesina,
SuperEstrella
Asian
TV:
TV Korea 24, KTAN (Korean American Television)
Print:
China Press, Chinese Daily News, Korea Times, Sing
Tao, Taiwan Daily
African American
Print:
LA Sentinel, LA Watts Times
In addition, the partnership was supported by OneLegacy’s first nongrant-funded media campaign, including this July activity (Tv indicates :30s; Radio indicates :60s + :30s, if applicable):
General
Radio:
KROQ 106.7 (27), KZLA 93.9 (36)
Spanish
‘THUNDER’-OUS DONOR SABBATH Legendary singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder, owner of KJLH-FM and host of the station's Thursday morning program "Stevie Wonder's Morning
Thunder", interviewed Ralph D. Sutton, OneLegacy African
American Community Development Coordinator, and Eunice
Gibson, double lung recipient and OneLegacy Ambassador,
about National Donor Sabbath and Donate Life America's Give
Thanks, Give Life campaign. Wonder led into the segment with
a poignant endorsement for organ and tissue donation.
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Donation in the Media
TV:
KMEX-34 (Univision) (10), KKEY-11 (Telemundo) Bak. (59)
Print:
La Opinion
Radio:
KLOVE-FM (16+6), KSCA 101.9 (20+6), Recuerdo 103.9
(4+2), La Raza (32), KXOL Latino 93 (10+5), OYE! (1+5),
KBFP-FM (30), Concierto 92.1FL (90+44), Radio Lobo
102.9 (90+44), Radio Campesina (50)
Asian
Radio:
KAZN AM1300 (30), KMRB AM1430 (123), TVB Jade (45),
VCNR 106.6FM (14), Radio Little Saigon 1480AM (:60)
African American
Print:
ACC Church News, LA Sentinel, LA Watts Times, LA
Focus, Our Weekly Newspaper
Radio:
KJLH (130), KTWV (22). KKBT (90), KTYM (10)
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DESIGNATION: National Goal 100 Million
Continued from Page 3
totaling approximately 60 million registered organ donors. The
Donor Designation Collaborative seeks to add another 40 million registered donors over the next 18 months, with the potential to honor the generous donation wishes of an additional
400,000 Americans just in the next couple of years.
This national collaborative effort was launched in New
Orleans, La. on October 18, 2006 and featured teams representing 44 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Ontario,
Canada. These teams — consisting of representatives from organ
and tissue recovery agencies, motor vehicle departments, transplant centers, eye and tissue banks, state health departments,
civic groups and corporate partners — will lead efforts to found
new effective donor registries in states that do not currently
operate a registry; improve the effectiveness of existing donor
registries; and work diligently to promote these registries and
secure millions of additional donor registrations.
As someone who waited 25 months for a double-lung transplant, I see this as the type of groundbreaking work that gives
hope to those waiting, said Trey Schwab, outreach coordinator
for UW Health OPO in Madison, Wis. and vice president of the
Wisconsin Coalition on Donation. The Donor Designation
Collaborative is a powerful way to increase the number of donor
registrations in each state. The real power of this initiative
comes in helping people understand that when they have the
opportunity to sign up on a state donor registry, they have the
power to save the lives of eight people and touch many more
through eye and tissue donation, and in helping states make the
signup process as easy as possible for their residents.
...and Remember
High School Program is
‘Bridging Lives’
OneLegacy’s annual “Fields of Gold” Donor
Remembrance Ceremonies are a March
tradition. This year, 115 organ and tissue
donor families attended ceremonies at
UCLA, Loma Linda University, the Hyatt
Regency Long Beach and the Doubletree
Bakersfield. Musical performances, donor
family and recipient speakers, and a personal video tribute left families feeling
close to their loved ones and appreciated
for their decisions to donate life.
Now that first-time drivers will have the opportunity to make a
donation decision on their DMV drivers license application,
OneLegacy has committeed newfound focus to educating high
school students about organ and tissue donation. Youth education coordinator Simera Nichols has been busy presenting
OneLegacy’s Bridging Lives high school program areawide:
Sept 6
Sept 20
Oct 4
Oct 11-12
Oct 13
Oct 31
Nov 2
Nov 6-7
Nov 9
Nov 13
Nov 16
Nov 17
Nov 20
Nov 28
Dec 1
Dec 3
Dec 4
Dec 7
Dec 11
Dec 18
Dec 22
Moorpark
Bakersfield
Palmdale
Irvine
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Irvine
Los Angeles
Reseda
Glendora
Hemet
Burbank
West Covina
Pomona
Goleta
Saugus
Needles
Lakewood
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Garden Grove
Tissue Manuals
Delivered to Hospitals
Moorpark College
Highland High School
Palmdale High School
Northwood High School
Liberty High School
Bethel Apostolic Academy
Woodbridge High School
Crenshaw High School
Trinity Lutheran Junior/Senior H.S.
High School Health Careers (ROP)
Baptist Christian School
John Burroughs High School
High School Health Careers (ROP)
Pomona Catholic High School
Dos Pueblos High School
Saugus High School
Needles High school
Artesia High School
San Marcos High School
Lompoc High School
Bolsa Grande High School
OneLegacy Hospital Services is
currently distributing a Tissue
Donor Manual to all hospital units.
The binder contains a treasure
trove of tools and information to
guide the donor management and
referral
process,
including
Preliminary Screening Questions;
Identification, Management and
Surgical Recovery of the Tissue
Donor; JCAHO Requirements and
Regulations; HIPPA Regulations;
and Key Contacts at OneLegacy.
For information, please contact
Clinique Burrell in Hospital
Services,
213-229-5634
or
[email protected].
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To schedule a presentation at your local high school, contact
Simera Nichols at 213-229-5673 or [email protected].
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(1) In Long Beach, the family of Marvin Martinez enjoys participating the traditional ceremony-closing release of birds. (2) In Bakersfield, Patti Rivetti poses with the recipient of her husband Dennis’s
heart, Mark Sabin, who proudly holds his son Matthew. (3) At Loma Linda University, Dr. Joseph
Cohen (left), the Chief Forensic Pathologist for the Riverside County Sheriff/Coroner, receives the
OneLegacy Life Bridge Award from hospital services coordinator Mike Thomas. (4) The Bakersfield
ceremony concludes with a balloon release to Terry Harrington’s rendition of “Over The Rainbow.”
Harrington, a heart recipient, is the “voice” of Lisa Simpson’s saxophone on “The Simpsons”.
In Memory of Craig Shmorhun
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OneLegacy In the Community
(1) Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe presents the county’s official proclamation of National Donate Life Month. Joining him in the Board chamber are recipient wife Cora Johnson; OneLegacy hospital services director Esther-Marie Carmichael, CEO Tom Mone and communications director Bryan
Stewart. (2) Heart recipient and OneLegacy hospital services coordinator Glenn Matsuki and Ambassador Kevin Monroe, a living kidney donor, hold the
proclamation from the City of Long Beach. (3) Sabrina Ho, Asian Commmunity Development Coordinator, is joined by KMRB AM1430 radio personality
Howard Lee at the LA Wellness Fair.
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OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
NATCO Grant Awarded
A beloved member of our OneLegacy family, Craig
Shmorhun, died in his sleep yesterday. Craig was a very
active Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinator in our
Redlands office as well as a nurse at Desert Regional
Medical Center, where our staff worked with him in our
shared effort to help donor families. Craig’s caring, presence
and smile will be greatly missed. Craig leaves behind a wife
and three children who we have in our hearts and prayers.
In August, OneLegacy received the
NATCO Grant for Research for 2006
for the study, Increasing Organs
per Donor: Use of the USCOM NonInvasive Cardiac Output Machine
to Guide Donor Management.
Congratulations to primary investigator Stephanie Collazo (above,
with Marilyn Bartucci, NATCO
Research Committee Co-Chair),
clinical education specialist, and
Dr. Mudit Mathur of Loma Linda
University Medical Center, our
project partner.
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Spanning the Southland
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - CENTRAL
Apr 3
Apr 4
Apr 7
Apr 11
Apr 22
Apr 22
Apr 27
Apr 29
May 7
Jun 2
Jun 3
Jun 3
Jun 8
Jun 22
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 22
Jul 23
Jul 29
Jul 30-31
Aug 1
Aug 26
West Hollywood
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Glendale
Montebello
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Torrance
Los Angeles
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Sponsor
Participant
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AMB Speaker
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Aug 31
Aug 19-20
Sep 9
Sep 9
Sep 13
Sep 19
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Table
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Sep 24
Oct 6
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Table
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Oct 13
Oct 17
Oct 21
Oct 18,23
Oct 7,13
Nov 1
Nov 5
Nov 5
Nov 19
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Crenshaw
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Glendale
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Table
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Donate Life Month City Proclamation
Donate Life Month City Proclamation
Venice High School
Students for Organ Donation Lecture
Cedars-Sinai Fifth Annual Patient Picnic
St. Vincent Medical Center Health Fair
50 + Health and Fitness Jamboree 1K & 5 K Walk
Children's Fair
NKF Gift of Life Celebration Dinner
North LA/Ventura/Santa Barbara Quilt Unveiling
5th Annual Norwood Health & Peace Family Festival
American Career College Nursing Students
Collaborative Planning Committee Awards Ceremony
Rehabilitation Nurses Society Meeting
National Concil of La Raza
NCLR Annual Conference
Mel's Fish Market 2nd Annual Block Party
The Los Angeles Beauty and Wellness Extravaganza
HealthCare Partners Medical Group Health Fair
CSNY Summer Concert
Harbor UCLA Med Ctr Minority Donor Awareness Day
Mothers in Action/Brotherhood Crusade 8th Annual
Back to School Health & Family Festival
Donate Life Rocks
NBC4/Telemundo 52 Health and Fitness Expo
St. Vincent Medical Center Health Fair
Glassell Park Community Festival
King Drew Medical Center
Pasadena Area Community College 2006 Open
Enrollment/Health Fair
Asian Moon Family Festival
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Los Angeles, 8th.
Annual Child and Family Health Fair
Bi-National Health Week, Mexican Consulate
Donor Awareness Event
"Taste of Soul" Street Festival
American Career College Nursing Students
Bi-National Health Week
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Asthma Walk
ADA Health Fair, Olvera Street
National Donor Sabbath at Saint Barnabas
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SOUTH
Apr 4
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 28
May 6
Jun 10
Jun 21
Aug 5
Aug 26
Aug 28
Sep 14
Oct 15
Oct 4-6
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Rowland Heights
Downey
Santa Monica
Torrance
Downey
Whittier
Harbor City
Compton
City of Industry
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach
Bell Flower
Redondo Beach
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OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Shelyn Elementary School
Downey Regional Medical Center
Earth Day Los Angeles
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
13th Annual Downey Street Faire
Whittier Hospital Event
Kaiser South Bay Medical Center Health Fair
6th Annual Back to School Health and Community Fair
10th Annual Staying Fit Community Health Fair
Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Meeting
Manhattan Beach Police Department
Bethel Church Community Health Fair
Transplant Financial Coordinators Association Annual
Meeting
From Santa Maria to Lakewood, Valencia to Venice, and Orange to Apple Valley, OneLegacy professionals and Ambassadors reach out to communities
throughout the greater Los Angeles area. From April to mid-November 2006, donation was represented at more than 155 community events.
SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTIES
May 20
May 24
May 26
May 31
Oct 13
Oct 17
Oct 18
Oct 19
Oct 21-22
Nov 3
Nov 5
Nov 16
Apr 9
May 13
May 25
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Goleta
Goleta
Lompac
Santa Paula
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Oxnard
Ventura
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OL/AMB Speakers
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Materials
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Jul 30
Aug 18
Sep 6
Sep 9
Sep 18
Oct 3
Nov 10
Nov 17-18
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Shafter
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
Santa Paula
Santa Clarita
Thousand Oaks
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Santa Barbara Arthritis Walk
Dos Pueblos High School
Santa Barbara High School
San Marcos High School
Pediatric Critical Care Conference
Deacon Dinner for First Presbyterian
Raytheon Benefits Fair
Raytheon Benefits Fair
Lemon Festival
U.S. Military Retirees Apprieciation Day
Santa Clara Valley Health Expo
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Donate Life A Walk in the Park
Mother's Day Mariachi Festival
Mary A Liver More Society (Unitarian Universalistic
Church Group)
Renal Support Network Meeting
WestChester Rotary Club
Shafter Rotary Club
KGET Health Fair 2006
Lake Isabella Senior Health Fair
AARP Meeting
Donor Sabbath
National Donor Sabbath St. Max
ORANGE COUNTY
Apr 8
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 17
Apr 19
Apr 19
Apr 19
Apr 20
Apr 20
Apr 25
Apr 25
Apr 26
Apr 27
Apr 29
Bellflower
Orange
Santa Ana
Buena Park
Los Alamitos
Mission Viejo
Orange
Anaheim
Fullerton
Long Beach
Anaheim
Orange
Newport Beach
Orange
Table
Table
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AMB Speaker
Table
Table
OL/AMB Speakers
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Apr 10,12-13
Apr 18,25
Apr 19-20
Apr 20,27
Apr 24,26-27
Apr 5,12,19,26
Apr 5,19
Jul 30-31
Sep 30
Oct 24
Nov 10
Santa Ana
Long Beach
Montebello
Newport Beach
Orange
Orange
Mission Viejo
Irvine
Brea
Long Beach
Buena Park
Table
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YMCA Health Kid's Day
UCI Medical Center
Valley High School
California Federation of Women's Club Conference
Los Alamitos Hosptial
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
Mended Hearts -Anaheim Chapter
Fullerton College Health Fair
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation-Anaheim
UCI Medical Center
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
American Association for Medical Transcription
Annual Symposium
Western Medical Center Donate Life Table
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Beverly Hospital
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center Donate Life Table
UCI Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
CSNY Summer Concert
Wellness Festival 2005
North Long Beach Women's Club
Pepsi Bottling Group Health Fair
RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Apr 16
Apr 19
Jun 1
Walnut
Blythe
Riverside
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Jul 15
Aug 29
Aug 20
Sep 23
Riverside
Loma Linda
Riverside
Colton
Table
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Table
Oct 27
Oct 29
Nov 9
Nov 4-5
Temecula
Loma Linda
Pomona
Palm Desert
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
Mt. San Antonio College
Blythe Rotary Program
NKF Inland Empire's Council of Nephrology Social
Workers Meeting
Healthy Heritage Wellness Conference
Liver Support Group
Renal Support Network Meeting
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Community
Health and Safety Fair
Nicolas Valley Elementary Safty and Health Festival
Family Health Fair
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Conference for Healthy Living
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - NORTH
Apr 2
Apr 5
Apr 7
Apr 15
Apr 27
Apr 29
Apr 30
May 7
May 18
Jun 4
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jun 29
Jul 14
Jul 24
Jul 27
Aug 22
Aug 23
Oct 11
Oct 13
Oct 22
Oct 14-15
Encino
Palmdale
Van Nuys
Marina Del Rey
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Woodland Hills
Los Angeles
Santa Clarita
Burbank
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Burbank
Los Angeles
Glendale
La Canada-Flintridge
Thousand Oaks
Antelope Valley
Glendale
Palmdale
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AMB Speaker
Table
OL/AMB Speakers
OL/AMB Speakers
AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speakers
AMB Speaker
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Table
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Transplant Games Team Southern California
Palmdale Chamber of Commerce
Donate Life Month City Proclamation
American Liver Foundation Gala
In-service for National Lab Week
3rd Annual Liver Symposium
Sober Day L.A.
Israel's 58th Independence Day Festival
Taft High School
AAKP Transplant Seminar
Interfaith Council Meeting
Walt Disney Company Wellness Fair
National Youth Leadership Forum
National Youth Leadership Forum
Providence Holy Cross Med Ctr Pastoral Care Students
National Youth Leadership Forum
Kiwanis Club Meeting
La Canada Noon Kiwanis Club
WellPoint's Annual Thousand Oaks Agency Fair
"Celebration of Praise" Fundraising Concert
Church Health Fair
Palmdale Valley Fall Festival
OL/AMB Speakers
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Speaker/Table
Highland High School
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Highland High School
Bakersfield Relay for Life
Kern Valley High School ECHO Program
AERA Energy Health and Safety Fair
Delano Regional Center Health Fair
American Heart Association "Heart Walk"
Chevron's 2006 Health and Safty Fair
National Donor Sabbath at Weldon United Methodist
National Donor Sabbath at St. Phillips
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
National Donor Sabbath at Laurelglen Bible Church
National Donor Sabbath at Highland Chapel Methodist
KERN COUNTY
Apr 4
Apr 6
May 3
May 6
May 9
May 23
Oct 21
Oct 21
Oct 26
Nov 5
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 12
Nov 12
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
Bakersfield
Wasco
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Weldon
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
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Spanning the Southland
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - CENTRAL
Apr 3
Apr 4
Apr 7
Apr 11
Apr 22
Apr 22
Apr 27
Apr 29
May 7
Jun 2
Jun 3
Jun 3
Jun 8
Jun 22
Jul 8
Jul 8
Jul 22
Jul 23
Jul 29
Jul 30-31
Aug 1
Aug 26
West Hollywood
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Glendale
Montebello
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Torrance
Los Angeles
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Table
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Participant
Table
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AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speakers
Table
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Table
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Aug 31
Aug 19-20
Sep 9
Sep 9
Sep 13
Sep 19
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Sep 24
Oct 6
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Table
Table
Oct 13
Oct 17
Oct 21
Oct 18,23
Oct 7,13
Nov 1
Nov 5
Nov 5
Nov 19
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Crenshaw
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Glendale
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Table
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Table
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Speaker
Donate Life Month City Proclamation
Donate Life Month City Proclamation
Venice High School
Students for Organ Donation Lecture
Cedars-Sinai Fifth Annual Patient Picnic
St. Vincent Medical Center Health Fair
50 + Health and Fitness Jamboree 1K & 5 K Walk
Children's Fair
NKF Gift of Life Celebration Dinner
North LA/Ventura/Santa Barbara Quilt Unveiling
5th Annual Norwood Health & Peace Family Festival
American Career College Nursing Students
Collaborative Planning Committee Awards Ceremony
Rehabilitation Nurses Society Meeting
National Concil of La Raza
NCLR Annual Conference
Mel's Fish Market 2nd Annual Block Party
The Los Angeles Beauty and Wellness Extravaganza
HealthCare Partners Medical Group Health Fair
CSNY Summer Concert
Harbor UCLA Med Ctr Minority Donor Awareness Day
Mothers in Action/Brotherhood Crusade 8th Annual
Back to School Health & Family Festival
Donate Life Rocks
NBC4/Telemundo 52 Health and Fitness Expo
St. Vincent Medical Center Health Fair
Glassell Park Community Festival
King Drew Medical Center
Pasadena Area Community College 2006 Open
Enrollment/Health Fair
Asian Moon Family Festival
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Los Angeles, 8th.
Annual Child and Family Health Fair
Bi-National Health Week, Mexican Consulate
Donor Awareness Event
"Taste of Soul" Street Festival
American Career College Nursing Students
Bi-National Health Week
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Asthma Walk
ADA Health Fair, Olvera Street
National Donor Sabbath at Saint Barnabas
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SOUTH
Apr 4
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 28
May 6
Jun 10
Jun 21
Aug 5
Aug 26
Aug 28
Sep 14
Oct 15
Oct 4-6
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Rowland Heights
Downey
Santa Monica
Torrance
Downey
Whittier
Harbor City
Compton
City of Industry
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach
Bell Flower
Redondo Beach
OL Speaker
OL/AMB Speakers
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
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OL Speaker
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Table
AMB Speakers
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Shelyn Elementary School
Downey Regional Medical Center
Earth Day Los Angeles
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
13th Annual Downey Street Faire
Whittier Hospital Event
Kaiser South Bay Medical Center Health Fair
6th Annual Back to School Health and Community Fair
10th Annual Staying Fit Community Health Fair
Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Meeting
Manhattan Beach Police Department
Bethel Church Community Health Fair
Transplant Financial Coordinators Association Annual
Meeting
From Santa Maria to Lakewood, Valencia to Venice, and Orange to Apple Valley, OneLegacy professionals and Ambassadors reach out to communities
throughout the greater Los Angeles area. From April to mid-November 2006, donation was represented at more than 155 community events.
SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTIES
May 20
May 24
May 26
May 31
Oct 13
Oct 17
Oct 18
Oct 19
Oct 21-22
Nov 3
Nov 5
Nov 16
Apr 9
May 13
May 25
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Goleta
Goleta
Lompac
Santa Paula
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Oxnard
Ventura
Table
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OL/AMB Speakers
OL/AMB Speakers
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Materials
Table
AMB Speaker
Jul 30
Aug 18
Sep 6
Sep 9
Sep 18
Oct 3
Nov 10
Nov 17-18
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Shafter
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
Santa Paula
Santa Clarita
Thousand Oaks
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Santa Barbara Arthritis Walk
Dos Pueblos High School
Santa Barbara High School
San Marcos High School
Pediatric Critical Care Conference
Deacon Dinner for First Presbyterian
Raytheon Benefits Fair
Raytheon Benefits Fair
Lemon Festival
U.S. Military Retirees Apprieciation Day
Santa Clara Valley Health Expo
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Donate Life A Walk in the Park
Mother's Day Mariachi Festival
Mary A Liver More Society (Unitarian Universalistic
Church Group)
Renal Support Network Meeting
WestChester Rotary Club
Shafter Rotary Club
KGET Health Fair 2006
Lake Isabella Senior Health Fair
AARP Meeting
Donor Sabbath
National Donor Sabbath St. Max
ORANGE COUNTY
Apr 8
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 17
Apr 19
Apr 19
Apr 19
Apr 20
Apr 20
Apr 25
Apr 25
Apr 26
Apr 27
Apr 29
Bellflower
Orange
Santa Ana
Buena Park
Los Alamitos
Mission Viejo
Orange
Anaheim
Fullerton
Long Beach
Anaheim
Orange
Newport Beach
Orange
Table
Table
OL Speaker
OL Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
OL/AMB Speakers
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Apr 10,12-13
Apr 18,25
Apr 19-20
Apr 20,27
Apr 24,26-27
Apr 5,12,19,26
Apr 5,19
Jul 30-31
Sep 30
Oct 24
Nov 10
Santa Ana
Long Beach
Montebello
Newport Beach
Orange
Orange
Mission Viejo
Irvine
Brea
Long Beach
Buena Park
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
YMCA Health Kid's Day
UCI Medical Center
Valley High School
California Federation of Women's Club Conference
Los Alamitos Hosptial
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
Mended Hearts -Anaheim Chapter
Fullerton College Health Fair
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation-Anaheim
UCI Medical Center
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
American Association for Medical Transcription
Annual Symposium
Western Medical Center Donate Life Table
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Beverly Hospital
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center Donate Life Table
UCI Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
CSNY Summer Concert
Wellness Festival 2005
North Long Beach Women's Club
Pepsi Bottling Group Health Fair
RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Apr 16
Apr 19
Jun 1
Walnut
Blythe
Riverside
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OL Speaker
Jul 15
Aug 29
Aug 20
Sep 23
Riverside
Loma Linda
Riverside
Colton
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Table
Oct 27
Oct 29
Nov 9
Nov 4-5
Temecula
Loma Linda
Pomona
Palm Desert
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
Mt. San Antonio College
Blythe Rotary Program
NKF Inland Empire's Council of Nephrology Social
Workers Meeting
Healthy Heritage Wellness Conference
Liver Support Group
Renal Support Network Meeting
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Community
Health and Safety Fair
Nicolas Valley Elementary Safty and Health Festival
Family Health Fair
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
Conference for Healthy Living
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - NORTH
Apr 2
Apr 5
Apr 7
Apr 15
Apr 27
Apr 29
Apr 30
May 7
May 18
Jun 4
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jun 29
Jul 14
Jul 24
Jul 27
Aug 22
Aug 23
Oct 11
Oct 13
Oct 22
Oct 14-15
Encino
Palmdale
Van Nuys
Marina Del Rey
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Woodland Hills
Los Angeles
Santa Clarita
Burbank
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Burbank
Los Angeles
Glendale
La Canada-Flintridge
Thousand Oaks
Antelope Valley
Glendale
Palmdale
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Sponsor
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AMB Speaker
Table
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OL/AMB Speakers
OL/AMB Speakers
AMB Speaker
Table
OL/AMB Speakers
OL/AMB Speakers
AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speakers
AMB Speaker
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Transplant Games Team Southern California
Palmdale Chamber of Commerce
Donate Life Month City Proclamation
American Liver Foundation Gala
In-service for National Lab Week
3rd Annual Liver Symposium
Sober Day L.A.
Israel's 58th Independence Day Festival
Taft High School
AAKP Transplant Seminar
Interfaith Council Meeting
Walt Disney Company Wellness Fair
National Youth Leadership Forum
National Youth Leadership Forum
Providence Holy Cross Med Ctr Pastoral Care Students
National Youth Leadership Forum
Kiwanis Club Meeting
La Canada Noon Kiwanis Club
WellPoint's Annual Thousand Oaks Agency Fair
"Celebration of Praise" Fundraising Concert
Church Health Fair
Palmdale Valley Fall Festival
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Highland High School
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Highland High School
Bakersfield Relay for Life
Kern Valley High School ECHO Program
AERA Energy Health and Safety Fair
Delano Regional Center Health Fair
American Heart Association "Heart Walk"
Chevron's 2006 Health and Safty Fair
National Donor Sabbath at Weldon United Methodist
National Donor Sabbath at St. Phillips
Hospital Collaborative Learning Session
National Donor Sabbath at Laurelglen Bible Church
National Donor Sabbath at Highland Chapel Methodist
KERN COUNTY
Apr 4
Apr 6
May 3
May 6
May 9
May 23
Oct 21
Oct 21
Oct 26
Nov 5
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 12
Nov 12
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
Bakersfield
Wasco
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Weldon
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Lake Isabella
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DESIGNATION: National Goal 100 Million
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totaling approximately 60 million registered organ donors. The
Donor Designation Collaborative seeks to add another 40 million registered donors over the next 18 months, with the potential to honor the generous donation wishes of an additional
400,000 Americans just in the next couple of years.
This national collaborative effort was launched in New
Orleans, La. on October 18, 2006 and featured teams representing 44 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Ontario,
Canada. These teams — consisting of representatives from organ
and tissue recovery agencies, motor vehicle departments, transplant centers, eye and tissue banks, state health departments,
civic groups and corporate partners — will lead efforts to found
new effective donor registries in states that do not currently
operate a registry; improve the effectiveness of existing donor
registries; and work diligently to promote these registries and
secure millions of additional donor registrations.
As someone who waited 25 months for a double-lung transplant, I see this as the type of groundbreaking work that gives
hope to those waiting, said Trey Schwab, outreach coordinator
for UW Health OPO in Madison, Wis. and vice president of the
Wisconsin Coalition on Donation. The Donor Designation
Collaborative is a powerful way to increase the number of donor
registrations in each state. The real power of this initiative
comes in helping people understand that when they have the
opportunity to sign up on a state donor registry, they have the
power to save the lives of eight people and touch many more
through eye and tissue donation, and in helping states make the
signup process as easy as possible for their residents.
...and Remember
High School Program is
‘Bridging Lives’
OneLegacy’s annual “Fields of Gold” Donor
Remembrance Ceremonies are a March
tradition. This year, 115 organ and tissue
donor families attended ceremonies at
UCLA, Loma Linda University, the Hyatt
Regency Long Beach and the Doubletree
Bakersfield. Musical performances, donor
family and recipient speakers, and a personal video tribute left families feeling
close to their loved ones and appreciated
for their decisions to donate life.
Now that first-time drivers will have the opportunity to make a
donation decision on their DMV drivers license application,
OneLegacy has committeed newfound focus to educating high
school students about organ and tissue donation. Youth education coordinator Simera Nichols has been busy presenting
OneLegacy’s Bridging Lives high school program areawide:
Sept 6
Sept 20
Oct 4
Oct 11-12
Oct 13
Oct 31
Nov 2
Nov 6-7
Nov 9
Nov 13
Nov 16
Nov 17
Nov 20
Nov 28
Dec 1
Dec 3
Dec 4
Dec 7
Dec 11
Dec 18
Dec 22
Moorpark
Bakersfield
Palmdale
Irvine
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Irvine
Los Angeles
Reseda
Glendora
Hemet
Burbank
West Covina
Pomona
Goleta
Saugus
Needles
Lakewood
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Garden Grove
Tissue Manuals
Delivered to Hospitals
Moorpark College
Highland High School
Palmdale High School
Northwood High School
Liberty High School
Bethel Apostolic Academy
Woodbridge High School
Crenshaw High School
Trinity Lutheran Junior/Senior H.S.
High School Health Careers (ROP)
Baptist Christian School
John Burroughs High School
High School Health Careers (ROP)
Pomona Catholic High School
Dos Pueblos High School
Saugus High School
Needles High school
Artesia High School
San Marcos High School
Lompoc High School
Bolsa Grande High School
OneLegacy Hospital Services is
currently distributing a Tissue
Donor Manual to all hospital units.
The binder contains a treasure
trove of tools and information to
guide the donor management and
referral
process,
including
Preliminary Screening Questions;
Identification, Management and
Surgical Recovery of the Tissue
Donor; JCAHO Requirements and
Regulations; HIPPA Regulations;
and Key Contacts at OneLegacy.
For information, please contact
Clinique Burrell in Hospital
Services,
213-229-5634
or
[email protected].
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To schedule a presentation at your local high school, contact
Simera Nichols at 213-229-5673 or [email protected].
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(1) In Long Beach, the family of Marvin Martinez enjoys participating the traditional ceremony-closing release of birds. (2) In Bakersfield, Patti Rivetti poses with the recipient of her husband Dennis’s
heart, Mark Sabin, who proudly holds his son Matthew. (3) At Loma Linda University, Dr. Joseph
Cohen (left), the Chief Forensic Pathologist for the Riverside County Sheriff/Coroner, receives the
OneLegacy Life Bridge Award from hospital services coordinator Mike Thomas. (4) The Bakersfield
ceremony concludes with a balloon release to Terry Harrington’s rendition of “Over The Rainbow.”
Harrington, a heart recipient, is the “voice” of Lisa Simpson’s saxophone on “The Simpsons”.
In Memory of Craig Shmorhun
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OneLegacy In the Community
(1) Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe presents the county’s official proclamation of National Donate Life Month. Joining him in the Board chamber are recipient wife Cora Johnson; OneLegacy hospital services director Esther-Marie Carmichael, CEO Tom Mone and communications director Bryan
Stewart. (2) Heart recipient and OneLegacy hospital services coordinator Glenn Matsuki and Ambassador Kevin Monroe, a living kidney donor, hold the
proclamation from the City of Long Beach. (3) Sabrina Ho, Asian Commmunity Development Coordinator, is joined by KMRB AM1430 radio personality
Howard Lee at the LA Wellness Fair.
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NATCO Grant Awarded
A beloved member of our OneLegacy family, Craig
Shmorhun, died in his sleep yesterday. Craig was a very
active Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinator in our
Redlands office as well as a nurse at Desert Regional
Medical Center, where our staff worked with him in our
shared effort to help donor families. Craig’s caring, presence
and smile will be greatly missed. Craig leaves behind a wife
and three children who we have in our hearts and prayers.
In August, OneLegacy received the
NATCO Grant for Research for 2006
for the study, Increasing Organs
per Donor: Use of the USCOM NonInvasive Cardiac Output Machine
to Guide Donor Management.
Congratulations to primary investigator Stephanie Collazo (above,
with Marilyn Bartucci, NATCO
Research Committee Co-Chair),
clinical education specialist, and
Dr. Mudit Mathur of Loma Linda
University Medical Center, our
project partner.
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Run, Walk...
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For the Donate Life Run/Walk, 2006 will always
be remembered as the year of the donor family.
Thanks to the efforts of OneLegacy’s Family
Services staff, more than 800 donor family
members were inspired to walk in honor of their
loved ones. The images of donors on hundreds
of T-shirts inspired the record 4,000 participants
in the April event. Adding even more meaning to
the event was the debut of the Circle of Life
Garden, an elegant display of 30 signs with photos of and personal messages to donors and
recipients alike. With support from Sav-on
Drugs, St. Joseph Hospital and a host of other
sponsors, the fourth annual Donate Life
Run/Walk raised approximately $70,000 which
will fund media campaigns to promote enrollment in the Donate Life California Organ &
Tissue Donor Registry. (See article on Page 1.)
(1) The family of Martha Macias shows their pride
at walking in her honor. (2) Barbara Facio, mother
of organ donor Andrew Ortiz, releases a bird as the
recipient of Andrew’s heart, Fred Phillips (left),
looks on. (3) The Circle of Life Garden, with approximately 30 memorial signs at the finish line, was a
new feature this year. (4) “Team Ted” made another
strong showing in support of lung recipient Ted
Askier. (5) Victor Constantino spoke eloqoently of
his father Hugo, who died awaiting a lung transplant and whose memory inspired more than 2,300
friends and Sav-on Drugs colleagues to register
with Donate Life California. (6) Donate Life
Run/Walk co-founder and OneLegacy community
partnerships coordinator Kathleen Hostert inspires
the crowd as her husband, co-founder Craig, looks
on. (7) OneLegacy’s Asian community development
coordinator Sabrina Ho (kneeling in black jacket)
brought an enthusiatic Asian community contingent. (8) Participating in a pre-race bird release are
kidney donor Tony Huy; Raegan Pratt, recipient of
his kidney; and Dr. Ervin Ruzics, their St. Joseph
Hospital transplant surgeon. (9) Excitement builds
at the starting line. (10) A class of Los Angeles
Police Department cadets participates in formation
for the duration of the event. (Photos by Tony
Kawashima)
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DMV/DONATE LIFE CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP
Approximately 42 regional media stories focused on July’s DMVDonate Life California partnership, including the following outlets:
General
EMBAJADORES IN ACTION In July a contingent of
Embajadores de OneLegacy fielded more than 500 phone calls
as organ donation was the featured issue on KMEX-34’s “A
Su Lado”. Front row, seated (*denotes OneLegacy employee):
Elena de la Cruz*, Maria Elena Constantino, Luz Díaz* and
Carolyn Fagundo. Second row: Edith González, Mary
Coronado* and Meredith González. Third row: Sergio Gomez,
Clemen Sabah*, Annette González*, Natalie Coronado, Iris
Rodríguez, Sonia Navarro*, Chris González, José Bueno and
Connie Moreno. Back row : Arnold and Eva Pérez, Icela and
Jesús Nava, Maria Bourne*, Lilia Spencer Bueno, Norma
Bueno González, Cristian Nuñez* and Anthony Maldonado*.
TV:
KNBC-4, KABC-7, KCET-8 (PBS) “California Connected”,
KCAL-9, KTTV-11 (FOX), KGET-17 (NBC) Bakersfield,
KERO-23 (ABC) Bakersfield
Print:
Bakersfield Californian, LA Daily News, Long Beach
Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Times, Glendora Press
Highlander, Orange County Register, Press-Enterprise,
Redlands Daily Facts, San Gabriel Valley News Tribune,
Ventura County Star
Radio:
KFI AM 640, KFWB News 980, KNX-1070 News Radio
Spanish
TV:
KMEX-34 (Univision)”A Su Lado” y “Noticiero 11”,
KVEA-52 (Tele), KAZA-54 (Azteca), KRCA-62, Piolin
Print:
Excelsior (OC), La Opinion, La Prensa (Riverside), La
Estrella (Ventura County)
Radio:
KLAX-97.9 (La Raza), KLYY-97.5 (Entravision), XTRA-690
(W Radio), KSCA 101.9 (Univ), Radio Campesina,
SuperEstrella
Asian
TV:
TV Korea 24, KTAN (Korean American Television)
Print:
China Press, Chinese Daily News, Korea Times, Sing
Tao, Taiwan Daily
African American
Print:
LA Sentinel, LA Watts Times
In addition, the partnership was supported by OneLegacy’s first nongrant-funded media campaign, including this July activity (Tv indicates :30s; Radio indicates :60s + :30s, if applicable):
General
Radio:
KROQ 106.7 (27), KZLA 93.9 (36)
Spanish
‘THUNDER’-OUS DONOR SABBATH Legendary singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder, owner of KJLH-FM and host of the station's Thursday morning program "Stevie Wonder's Morning
Thunder", interviewed Ralph D. Sutton, OneLegacy African
American Community Development Coordinator, and Eunice
Gibson, double lung recipient and OneLegacy Ambassador,
about National Donor Sabbath and Donate Life America's Give
Thanks, Give Life campaign. Wonder led into the segment with
a poignant endorsement for organ and tissue donation.
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Donation in the Media
TV:
KMEX-34 (Univision) (10), KKEY-11 (Telemundo) Bak. (59)
Print:
La Opinion
Radio:
KLOVE-FM (16+6), KSCA 101.9 (20+6), Recuerdo 103.9
(4+2), La Raza (32), KXOL Latino 93 (10+5), OYE! (1+5),
KBFP-FM (30), Concierto 92.1FL (90+44), Radio Lobo
102.9 (90+44), Radio Campesina (50)
Asian
Radio:
KAZN AM1300 (30), KMRB AM1430 (123), TVB Jade (45),
VCNR 106.6FM (14), Radio Little Saigon 1480AM (:60)
African American
Print:
ACC Church News, LA Sentinel, LA Watts Times, LA
Focus, Our Weekly Newspaper
Radio:
KJLH (130), KTWV (22). KKBT (90), KTYM (10)
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DMV: 25,000 Per Week Signing Up to Donate Life
Continued from Page 1
to the 3,500 per week prior to the partnership.
We know that the generosity of Californians knows no bounds,
and with 23 million licensed drivers on the road in the state, DMV
employees stand ready to help increase this list of potential life-savers
from thousands to millions, said DMV
Director George Valverde.
Departments of motor vehicles play
a key role in the success of state donor
registries nationwide, said Bryan
Stewart, director of communications
with OneLegacy. Some states, including
Utah, Virginia, Indiana and Colorado,
have signed up more than 60 percent of
their licensed drivers, allowing donation
cases to proceed smoothly and withgreater speed, saving precious time.
Donate Life California is a nonprofit, state-authorized organ and
tissue donor registry, administered by California’s four nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organizations. As a state-authorized public service, the registry assures that all personal information
is kept confidential and stored in a secure database, accessible only to
authorized organ and tissue recovery personnel.
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Before the creation of the registry, there was no official list of designated organ and tissue donors. The pink donor dot and signed
donor card voluntarily carried by drivers were meant to serve as an
indication of someone’s intent to donate. But signed cards are often
unavailable at the time a family is approached about the opportunity to
donate, and the dot alone does not grant legal consent for donation.
With the partnership between DMV
and Donate Life California, donor information will be transmitted electronically
directly from DMV to Donate Life
California’s online registry. The driver’s
decision acts as an advanced directive
for organ and tissue donation, and for
drivers 18 and older, it does not require
the consent of any other person. (The
parent or legal guardian must give consent for registrants under 18.) Those who
currently have a pink donor dot on
their licenses but are not near their renewal date are asked to join the
online registry directly. At the time of license renewal, a Yes on the
DMV form results in the pink donor dot being printed directly onto the
licenses. Those who sign up can opt out, alter personal information or
change donation preferences anytime through the online Donate Life
California Registry. For more information or to sign up online, visit
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.
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In (1) SACRAMENTO, DMV Director George Valverde presents a commendation from Donate Life California to the DMV’s registry integration project
leader Kathy Kelly. OneLegacy Ambassadors and staff celebrated the DMVDonate Life California partnership at DMV field offices throughout the
Southland. (2) RIVERSIDE: Monica Collins, kidney/pancreas recipient; Debbie
Morgan, President of UOTA; Kathy Snow, donor mother; Stephanie Schmitz,
OneLegacy Volunteer and Community Events Coordinator; and Daniel Ronco,
kidney recipient. (3) PASADENA: Debra Boudreaux, Executive Vice President
of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation; Scott Wang, liver recipient; Sabrina Ho, Asian Community Development Coordinator, OneLegacy;
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Kenny Wong, liver recipient; Charles Gau, donor father; LaVonne Leaman,
kidney/pancreas recipient and her father Richard; and Rosemary Chen, Tzu
Chi Commissioner. (4) WESTMINSTER: Tony Ngo, liver recipient; Peggy Coleman, heart recipient; Bich-Phuong, KXLA-44 Saigon reporter; and Pete
Wesslink, heart recipient. (5) SANTA BARBARA: Roger L. Horton; Santa Barbara City Council; Ester Medina, liver transplant candidate; George Miller, liver
recipient, TRIO Ventura County/West Valley Chapter; and Debbie Courtney, donor mother.
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OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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FRANKIE: I asked him, “What would you do? What should I do?”
Organ Donation Data
Continued from Page 1
Following are key OneLegacy performance indicators through September 2006. (Source: OneLegacy data)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
TOTAL
Organ Donors*
42
38
41
39
32
38
27
40
32
329
Kidneys Recovered*
80
72
78
76
59
70
54
72
56
617
Kidneys Transplanted*
64
59
66
63
51
55
49
60
37
504
Extra-Renals Recovered*
68
72
64
54
54
61
44
62
38
517
Extra-Renals Transplanted*
66
69
62
51
53
55
41
58
34
489
Hearts Transplanted
11
15
9
9
13
13
11
12
4
97
Livers Transplanted
32
26
31
27
25
26
18
31
20
236
Lungs Transplanted
11
19
16
4
9
8
6
9
6
88
Pancreas Transplanted
12
8
6
11
5
8
5
6
3
64
Consent Rate
63.9%
65.2%
59.5%
70.6%
54.5%
55.7%
54.8%
64.3%
61.9%
61.3%
Conversion Rate
66.1%
60.7%
61.2%
65.5%
61.0%
60.3%
51.9%
63.5%
60.4%
62.9%
Organs Recovered
148
144
142
130
113
131
98
134
94
1134
Organs Transplanted
130
128
128
114
104
110
90
118
71
993
Organs Recovered Per Donor
3.52
3.79
3.46
3.33
3.53
3.45
3.63
3.35
2.94
3.45
Organs Transplanted Per Donor
3.10
3.37
3.12
2.92
3.25
2.89
3.33
2.95
2.22
3.02
Ambassadors of the Year Named
OneLegacy honored five volunteers as
Ambassadors of the Year at the 2006
OneLegacy Ambassadors Fiesta on
September 17 at Griffith Park.
Since the Ambassadors program
launched in February 2003, more than 450
donor family members, transplant recipients and others touched by donation have
attended a one-day training workshop to
prepare them for interacting with the community. The program now offers advanced
workshops to Ambassadors interested in
developing their presentation skills and taking on greater responsibility. There is also a
special Embajadores de OneLegacy program specifically designed for Spanishspeaking volunteers.
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Ambassadors of the Year were named in
five categories, one for each role
Ambassadors are encouraged to play in our
community: Media Representative (Edith
Gonzalez, at top right with OneLegacy
communications director Bryan Stewart),
Event Staff (Daniel Ronco, at bottom right
with OneLegacy volunteer and community
events coordinator Stephanie Schmitz),
Storyteller (Bob Mummey), Representative
(Marianne O Quinn), and Community
Scout (Phil Arst).
In addition, 20 Applause certificates
were awarded to Ambassadors who made
significant contributions to the community
during the previous year.
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
As we started kindergarten, Frankie demonstrated that he was
very smart and gifted. He was very popular and quickly made
friends with everyone, and I do mean everyone: Belle, Thomas,
Ms. Mohan, the parents, the cafeteria staff, the janitor. He received
many awards and recognitions throughout his school years.
Frankie was a social butterfly , as I was told many times, in my
parent conferences.
On March 6, 2005, he woke up and went to the park to watch
the Sunday league baseball game. We left the park and headed
home. He showered and had lunch and went out to play catch with
his dad. He complained of a headache, and it was unlike him to
complain. I asked him to lie down and he began to say it really
hurts. So I suggested going to the hospital and he said, Yeah let’s
go. That was unlike him too, and I began to worry.
We drove off and as soon as we got onto the freeway he
stopped breathing. I performed CPR and his dad called 911. The
paramedics met us, took over performing CPR and transported
him to the hospital. The doctors at the hospital informed us he had
internal bleeding and needed to be transferred to another hospital.
We arrived at Cedars-Sinai and immediately he was placed in surgery. He survived the surgery, but was in a coma.
Day in and day out, we were there by his side, hoping for a miracle, and praying. There was nothing more to do but pray. On
March 9, we were informed by eight different neurosurgeons that
there was nothing more they could do. Frankie was simply no
longer responding. Several conversations with different doctors,
and all leading to the same conclusion, one that no one ever wants
to hear.
We sat next to Frankie’s bed, hoping for a miracle, even though
we were told he was brain-dead. A representative from OneLegacy
walked in alongside Frankie’s nurse Pam. He asked if we were
interested in giving the gift of life. In the moment I had no other
choice but to wish this was not happening to me, hoping this was
simply a nightmare. The reality was that we were being asked to
make a decision that could change a person’s life for the better. I
didn’t ask anyone but Frankie. I asked him, What would you do?
What should I do? My response was immediate: Yes.
On March 11th, while at the cemetery planning his services, I
was advised that Frankie had saved the lives of five children. With
mixed emotions I was happy for the children and their families.
Of the five children, I have met one of his recipients. Patty
received Frankie’s bowel. She’s an extraordinary little girl who is
Frankie’s age, and coincidently attended the same school as
Frankie. Patty and her family wrote to me shortly after my loss and
her recovery. In Patricia’s (Patty’s mother) letter, she thanked me
for giving Patty a
chance to live a new
and better life. In her
letter, she explained
that after receiving
the transplant, Patty
was able to eat for
the first time in nine
years and was learning the simple things
like how to chew
and swallow.
In that moment,
reading the letter, I
knew the decision
Erica Rangel-Báez cradles her newborn
that was made was
son Benjamin as she holds a rose dedicatthe biggest decision
ed to her son Frankie. The rose vial is a
I will ever have to
replica of one that will adorn the ‘Family
make and am thankCircle’ garden on the front of the 2007
ful for the guidance
Donate Life Rose Parade Float, which Erica
Cedars-Sinai and will ride in memory of Frankie.
OneLegacy gave me
to help me make the correct decision. Patty and her family have
welcomed my family and me as one of their own. They have been
a great help in our journey.
What I wouldn’t do to have one more month, day, or even a
minute with my baby boy. But knowing that these children have
been able to be hugged, and kissed by their families for even just
one more day has been something that is gratifying.
DONATE LIFE ROCKS!
Musicians Alex Band (left) and Josh Kelley higlighted
August’s “Donate Life Rocks” event at Hard Rock Cafe Los
Angeles. Band, formerly of The Calling, wowed the crowd
with his rendition “Wherever You Will Go”, which was selected as the official song fo the 2007 Donate Life Rose Parade
Float, Giving From The Heart.
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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Organ Donor Referral Data
Hospital
14
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
KERN COUNTY
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Delano Regional Medical Center
Kern Medical Center
Mercy Hospital
San Joaquin Community Hospital
19
2
73
61
14
1
1
17
5
2
0
0
12
4
0
0
0
47
12
0
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - CENTRAL
Alhambra Hospital
Brotman Medical Center
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Century City Hospital
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Citrus Valley Intercommunity Hospital
Citrus Valley Med Ctr - Queen of the Valley Campus
City of Angels Medical Center
Garfield Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
Hollywood Community Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Med Ctr
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Olympia Medical Center
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Queen of Angels / Hollywood Presbyterian Med Ctr
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
St. Vincent Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica
UCLA Medical Center - Westwood
USC University Hospital
White Memorial Medical Center
4
2
60
57
1
11
7
18
2
10
19
6
1
3
57
15
114
1
7
30
9
2
6
8
4
1
82
11
21
2
0
18
11
0
5
1
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
6
2
22
0
1
7
1
0
1
1
0
0
15
2
5
2
0
10
4
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
1
12
0
0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
1
2
2
0
27
5
0
9
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
2
7
3
42
0
0
12
0
0
0
2
0
0
19
6
7
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - NORTH
Antelope Valley Hospital
Encino-Tarzana Regional Med Ctr, Tarzana
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Med Ctr
LA County Olive View / UCLA Med Ctr
Lancaster Community Hospital
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mission Community Hospital - Panorama City Campus
Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Roscoe
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Med Ctr
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Verdugo Hills Hospital
43
3
9
13
16
15
42
13
12
3
11
15
5
23
5
33
3
20
12
5
15
0
0
8
1
4
8
2
4
1
0
5
2
9
2
7
2
3
2
0
7
0
0
3
0
3
5
1
3
0
0
1
1
6
2
5
1
1
1
0
21
0
0
9
0
9
20
5
4
0
0
1
3
15
8
23
3
5
0
0
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Hospital
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Vista Del Mar Hospital
West Hills Regional Medical Center
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SOUTH
Beverly Hospital
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Centinela Campus
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Marina Campus
Centinela Freeman Regional Med Ctr, Memorial Campus
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
Downey Regional Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Med Ctr
LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
LA County King / Drew Medical Center
Lakewood Regional Hospital
Little Company of Mary - San Pedro Hospital
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Long Beach Community Medical Center
Long Beach Memorial Med Ctr / Miller Children's Hospital
Los Angeles Community Hospital - Norwalk
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
15
34
3
20
1
20
5
10
39
28
10
12
28
4
48
1
8
19
60
22
55
1
5
13
2
7
1
5
1
0
9
7
3
2
6
2
17
0
5
6
26
7
3
0
2
7
1
4
0
1
1
0
5
3
2
1
4
0
9
0
2
5
15
3
1
0
10
14
1
3
0
2
2
0
12
8
4
3
11
0
23
0
5
11
50
15
1
0
ORANGE COUNTY
Anaheim General Hospital
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
Chapman Medical Center
Childrens Hospital of Orange County
Coastal Communities Hospital
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Med Ctr
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Huntington Beach Hospital
Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Med Ctr
Kindred Hospital Brea
Kindred Hospital Westminster
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Placentia Linda Community Hospital
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
South Coast Medical Center
Specialty Hospital of Southern California
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Jude Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
West Anaheim Medical Center
Western Medical Center - Anaheim
Western Medical Center - Santa Ana
1
30
1
34
2
28
5
25
1
7
41
1
2
5
11
20
1
11
1
1
14
17
79
1
3
70
0
4
0
8
0
0
2
6
0
1
10
0
0
0
1
5
0
3
0
0
2
2
26
0
0
28
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
4
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
0
2
2
16
0
0
15
0
0
0
13
0
0
3
16
0
3
19
0
0
0
0
19
0
11
0
0
4
4
56
0
0
55
RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
82
Barstow Community Hospital
4
Chino Valley Medical Center
3
19
0
0
10
0
0
36
0
0
HHS Honors 23 Southland Hospitals for Achieving
Area s Highest Organ Donation Rates in 2004-2006
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) honored
a record 23 area hospitals for excellence in organ donation at
October s National Learning Congress in New Orleans. The HHS
Medal of Honor was awarded to hospitals with at least eight eligible
organ donors that achieved a donation rate of at least 75% for any
consecutive 12-month period between May 2004 and June 2006.
The awards, which are presented in concert with OneLegacy,
reflect the success of the National Organ Donation Breakthrough
Collaborative, an HHS initiative launched in 2003 to save and
enhance thousands of lives annually by spreading best organ donation practices to the nation’s largest hospitals. The national initiative provides hospitals and organ procurement organizations with
the tools and processes needed to dramatically increase organ and
tissue donation rates. In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, organ
donation is up 34% from September 2003, when the Organ
Deceased donation has
increased 18% in the first nine
months of this year
Donation Breakthrough Collaborative first began.
Because of the Organ Donation & Transplantation
Breakthrough Collaborative and efforts to improve organ donation
rates throughout Southern California and across the country, 23
area hospitals achieved Medal of Honor status (see sidebar).
We’re proud of the number of hospitals in our service area that
earned this award, and of how our collaborative effort has such a
meaningful impact on the lives of donor families and recipients
alike, said Tom Mone, CEO of OneLegacy. We will continue to
focus our effort on hospitals, transplant centers and the Donate
Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry as we work toward
our ultimate goal of ending the wait for all people awaiting organ
transplants.
Throughout the seven-county area, deceased donation has
increased 18% in the first nine months this year, and OneLegacy is
headed for its seventh consecutive year of all-time highs in organ
donors and organs recovered for life-saving transplant.
Southland Hospitals Honored with
U.S Dept of Health & Human Services
National Medal of Honor
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Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton
California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange
Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Roscoe
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
UCI Medical Center, Orange
UCLA Medical Center
USC University Hospital, Los Angeles
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
HHS National Medal of Honor
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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Donate Life America Launches ’Donor Designation
Collaborative‘ to Propel State Donor Registry Signups
NATIONAL INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO 100 MILLION BY APRIL 2008
It is not just about the numbers - it is
about who and what the numbers represent: lives hanging in the balance, and
people who bring them hope. With the
number of people waiting for a life-saving
organ transplant quickly approaching
100,000, and the population of the United
States eclipsing the 300 million mark,
Donate Life America, a national not-forprofit organization dedicated to saving
lives by inspiring people to be organ, eye
and tissue donors, has launched a unified
national effort to increase the number of
Americans registered to be donors in their
states to 100 million.
Crossroads
MILESTONES Tenaya Wallace, Communications
Specialist, welcomed the birth of Xanathan Scott
on June 13...Michelle Oxenham, Procurement
Transplant Coordinator, Sherman Oaks, welcomed
the birth of Isabel Victoria on November 1.
WELCOME Los Angeles/Corporate: Stephanie
Collazo, Clinical Education Specialist...Sandra
Madera, Communications Assistant...Kari
Williams, Executive Assistant to the CEO...Anita
Jackson-Jones, Executive Assistant to the
Clinical Directors...Felipe Martinez, Per Diem
Family
Care
Coordinator...Esther-Marie
Carmichael, Hospital Services Director...Johnny
Carwell, Hospital Services Supervisor...Anthony
Maldonado, Medical Examiner Liaison...Maria
Stadtler, Per Diem Research Specialist...Gerson
Allende, Laboratory Tech I...Stephen Gates, Per
Diem Pulsatile Perfusion Technologist...Peter
Ramos, Receptionist...Kristi Connolly and
Robert Hale, Recovery Coordinators...Liliana
Barrios, Santiago Blanco, Princeton Brooks,
Daniel Cambay, Lori Ann Caris, Jennifer
McDowell, Mariam Mollahassani, Tan Thanh
Nguyen, Pei-Min Horng-Stamos, Michael
Watson and David Williams, Per Diem Recovery
Coordinator I...Jesse Bravo, Recovery
Coordinator II...Stephanie Schmitz, Volunteer
2
tion in states with effective donor registries.
This effort, the Donor Designation
Collaborative, promises to significantly
increase donor designations nationwide.
It is also an important step for those
awaiting life-saving organ transplants or
life-enhancing cornea or tissue transplants, with statistics showing significant
increases in organ, eye and tissue dona-
This is an extraordinary opportunity
to save thousands more lives each year,
said David Bosch, president of Donate
Life America and director of communications and hospital development for Gift of
Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network,
the non-profit, federally designated organ
and tissue recovery agency serving
Illinois. We currently estimate that only
20 percent of US residents have formally
registered as organ donors in their state,
Please see DESIGNATION, Page 10
and Community Events Coordinator. Bakersfield:
Eleanor Leal, Per Diem PTC. Long Beach:
Gustavo Gimenez, Per Diem Family Care
Coordinator...Annette Gonzalez, Hospital
Services Coordinator...Dean Decker and Ray Lin,
Per Diem Surgical Recovery Coordinator...
Richard Fogel, Keith Markillie and Larissa
Stefero, Procurement Transplant Coordinators...
Erin Anderson, Dieula Dunn, Georgeann
Garasic, Odin Ortega and Karleen Samartan,
Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators
...Atiqullah Achackzad, Recovery Coordinator...
Nader Achackzad, Barry Gray, Enayat
Hassanzai, Vidyaratne Ranasinghe, Jessica
Smalley and Liz Penaloza-Villalobos, Per Diem
Recovery Tech I. Redlands: Mary Coronado, Per
Diem Family Care Coordinator... Louis Jackson,
Hospital Services Coordinator...Melissa Benson,
Rochelle Binnell and Jennifer Golightly,
Procurement
Transplant
Coordinators...
Christina Gardner-Odums and Alisa Suarez, Per
Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators...
Tom Seto, Manager of Recovery and Technical
Services...Cindy King, Quality Systems
Coordinator II...Teresa Valdez and LaToya
Valentine, Per Diem Tissue Recovery
Technicians...Scott Abraham, Kimberly Monge
and Deena Murray, Per Diem Recovery Tech I.
Sherman Oaks: Erik Arenas, Per Diem Family
Care Coordinator...Robert Coppel and Andra Kai
Shaw, Hospital Services Coordinators...Jennie
Han, Bryan Herring, Dawne Hicks, Lolita
OneLegacy > The Bridge > Fall 2006
Korneagay and Kathy Turner, Procurement
Transplant Coordinators...Daren Herrick, Marina
Shukman, Ann Valladares and Brian Wannberg,
Per Diem Procurement Transplant Coordinators.
January 1 to September 30, 2006
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Hospital
Community Hospital of San Bernadino
Corona Regional Medical Center
Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Valley Hospital
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Inland Valley Regional Medical Center
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Med Ctr
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Med Ctr
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center
Moreno Valley Community Hospital
Parkview Community Hospital Med Ctr
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Redlands Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Regional Med Center
9
12
51
10
7
9
13
1
6
75
23
123
3
1
12
5
8
39
80
1
2
14
0
1
3
2
0
1
12
1
32
1
0
0
0
0
16
18
1
1
8
0
1
1
2
0
0
6
1
19
1
0
0
0
0
8
16
3
3
27
0
3
2
5
0
0
14
4
60
2
0
0
0
0
26
45
Organ Suitable Organ Organs
Referrals Referrals Donors Tx’d
Hospital
San Antonio Community Hospital
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
St. Bernardine Medical Center
St. Mary Regional Medical Center
Victor Valley Community Hospital
28
1
54
13
17
5
0
2
1
1
3
0
1
1
0
7
0
3
2
0
SANTA BARBARA & VENTURA COUNTIES
Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Marian Medical Center
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Paula Memorial Hospital
Simi Valley Hospital and Health Care Services
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Center
13
7
7
1
30
1
7
2
18
13
0
1
1
0
9
0
4
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
18
0
8
0
6
2
2685
586
329
992
TOTAL
OneLegacy Employees Serving Our National Community
OneLegacy employees proudly serve alongside our colleagues nationwide in service of our professional community:
ON THE MOVE Jeff Fleming, promoted to
Director of Family Services…Becky Bryant has
transitioned from Assistant Regional Director to
Clinical Quality Assurance Coordinator,
Bakersfield…Promoted from Hospital Services
Coordinator to Hospital Services Supervisor are
Eric Carr (Sherman Oaks), Tasha Querantes
(Long
Beach)
and
Mike
Thomas
(Redlands)…Carla Talley-Hentz, formerly
Hospital Services Coordinator, is now Hospital
Services
Collaborative
Specialist...Dana
Castleberry moves from Procurement
Transplant Coordinator to Hospital Services
Liaison...Tenaya Wallace transitions to a project
role as Communications Specialist...Simera
Nichols,
formerly
Community
Events
Coordinator, is now Youth Education
Coordinator...Kathleen Hostert moves from
Community Development Coordinator, Orange
County to Community Partnerships Coordinator.
BEST WISHES We wish the following former
OneLegacy employees the very best in their
future endeavors: Woodi Anderson, Meghan
Bell, Lisa Carroll, Michael Cooper, Dale Crews,
Mark Grays, Tony Landaverde, Lisa McAllister,
Michael McBride, Ruby Padua, Stephanie Pero,
Jennifer Roberts, Colleen Rose, Marilou Tan,
Alexis Vasilchak, Nicolle White, Stacy Wolcott
and Jacque Love Worline.
Employee
Role
Committee
Committee Chair/Co-Chairs
Hedi Aguiar
Eric Carr
Alan Cochran
Anita Corliss
Missy Forrest
Sabrina Ho
Kathleen Hostert
Wanda Jones
Seung Lee
Ramona Leinen-Duren
Glenn Matsuki
Tom Mone
Member
Member
Chair
Chair
Member
Co-Chair
Team Leader
Member
Member
Member
Member
President-Elect
Member
Member
Member
Course Consultant
Member
Co-Chair
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
AOPO Tissue Council
AOPO Human Resources Council
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO Multicultural Task Force
‘12 Weeks of Giving’ Workplace Campaign
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO Executive Committee
AOPO Accreditation and Standatds Cmte
ETCO 15th Biennial Congress Scientific Cmte
AOPO Audit and Finance Committee
NATCO Introductory Course
HRSA DCD Opportunities Group
AOPO IT Council
ETCO 15th Biennial Congress Scientific Cmte
AOPO PR/Public Education Council
AOPO 2007 Meeting Planning Cmte
Donor Designation Collaborative Faculty
DLA African American Campaign Cmte
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
NATCO Hospital Development Committee
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Bobby Patton
Karen Samartan
Andra Kai Shaw
Vicki Simmons
Maria Stadtler
Bryan Stewart
Ralph Sutton
Carla Talley-Hentz
Mike Thomas
Linda Martin, MATS; Kathy Geist, LifeSource
Sharon Stover, TRC of Maryland
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Maria Sanders, New Mexico Donor Services
Shelly Morningstar, Akoya
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
Tracy Schmidt, Intermountain Donor Services
Dean Lichtenfeld, Gift of Hope
C.L. Fischer-Froehlich, Germany
Elaine Berg, New York Organ Donor Network
Jade Perdue, MA, HRSA
David Gee, Gift of Life Michigan
C.L. Fischer-Froehlich, Germany
Joni Rosebrock, Indiana OPO
Amy Iverson, Donor Alliance
David Fleming, David Bosch, Donate Life America
Rhonda Gaines, Wash. Reg. Transplant Consortium
Fall 2006 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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Management Team
Chief Financial Officer
Esther-Marie Carmichael
Director of Tissue Services
and Quality Systems
Anita Corliss
Director of Human Resources
Jeff Fleming
Director of Family Services
Bryan Stewart
Director of Communications
Jim Trisch
Clinical Director
Sherry Watson
Clinical Director
800-338-6112
24-hour line for routine
notification or donor referrals
www.onelegacy.org
NON-PROFIT
Tom Mone
U.S. POSTAGE
Chief Executive Officer
LOS ANGELES CA
PAID
Renee Hawthorne
Chief Operating Officer
PERMIT #32574
Bobby Patton
221 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Hospital Services Director
Alan Cochran
Return Service Requested
DLA Announces
‘Donor Designation
Collaborative’
HHS Honors Area
Hospitals
Organ Donor Data
Ambassadors of
the Year
Photos: Donate Life
Run/Walk and
Donor Ceremonies
Community Events
High School
Program Surges
Organ Donor
Referral Data
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Fall 2006
Please see DMV, Page 12
Approximately 300,000 Californians had
signed up online in the sixteen months since the
April 2005 launch of the registry website. In the
eighteen weeks since the July 1 DMV partnership, the influx of DMV signups has pushed the
Donate Life California Registry past the 800,000
mark. Thanks to the DMV, approximately 5,000
people per day are signing up with Donate Life
California an exponential increase compared
With 20,000 people in need of life-saving
transplants in California alone, DMV and Donate
Life California have teamed up with a new challenge for the state’s drivers: sign up to become
organ and tissue donors. One-third of the 93,000
Americans currently waiting for
life-saving organ
transplants could
die due to a lack of
donors. But effective
July
1,
Californians can
help change that.
Anyone
who
checks
Yes!
when applying for
or renewing a
driver license or
I.D. card will be
listed on the state’s
registry as a
donor, with the
potential to save eight lives and enhance the lives
of up to 50 others.
5,000 DMV CUSTOMERS PER DAY
SIGNING UP TO DONATE LIFE
DMV, Donate Life
California Registry
Team Up to Save Lives
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Please see FRANKIE, Page 13
At the age of three Frankie played his first
baseball game, T-ball. He was a natural running around the bases (the opposite way),
fighting for the ball in the outfield - knowing
the fundamentals of baseball but forgetting
them as soon as he stepped onto the field.
Those were very special moments. That, of
course, didn’t last too long. Shortly he became
more experienced and knowledgeable of the
sport and entered a new, more competitive
level. That wowed me and so many.
Frankie was born on September 19, 1995.
He was my firstborn. Although he was premature at 36 weeks, Frankie was ready for the
world. He was speaking before he was walking. He was potty trained and catching the ball
before he turned two years old. He was growing tall and strong - just too fast for my eyes.
BY ERICA RANGEL-B
Frankie Hernandez
The community newsletter of OneLegacy, the non-profit
organ and tissue recovery organization serving the greater Los Angeles area
The Bridge