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Organ Donation

Federal Law and the Joint Commission require that all deaths and imminent
deaths be reported to the local “Organ Procurement Organization”
(OPO) and that all families are to be given the option of donation at or near
the time of death.

In accordance with entity policy and state and federal regulations, you are
required to call 1-800-255-4483 (GIVE) when one of the following clinical
triggers is met:
• Glasgow Coma Scale of 5 or less and ventilator dependent.
• Brain death testing to be initiated.
• Prior to withdrawal of life support, pursuant to family’s wishes, call prior
to discontinuation of ventilator.
• All cardiac deaths.
The approach to the process of requesting and communicating permission
for donation will be ethically based and culturally sensitive to the
circumstances, individual beliefs, and desires of potential donors,
surrogates, and proxies.
Any discussion of organ donation with families must be done in
collaboration with the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency (LAORA)
coordinator (available 24 hours per day / 7 days per week).