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Fall - OneLegacy

Management Team
Tom Mone
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Vice President
Renee Hawthorne
Chief Operating Officer and
Vice President of Operations
Bobby Patton
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Finance
Prasad Garimella
Chief Information Officer and
Vice President of Tissue Operations
Alan Cochran
Vice President of Quality Systems
Anita Corliss
Vice President of Human Resources
Bryan Stewart
Vice President of Communications
Esther-Marie Carmichael
Director, Governance and
Governmental Affairs
Jeff Fleming
Director, Family Services
Karen Libs
Interim Director, Hospital Services
Vicki Simmons
Director, Information Technology
Maria Stadtler
Director, Research Partnerships
Jim Trisch
Director, Recovery and Transplant Services
Sherry Watson
Director, Quality Assurance and
Performance Improvement
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 2007
221 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Return Service Requested
Gov. Schwarzenegger
Signs Revised UAGA
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Minorities’ Critical
Role in Donation
CALIFORNIA JOINS NATIONWIDE
MOVEMENT TO BRING UNIFORMITY
TO ORGAN DONATION LAWS
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81 Southland
Hospitals Honored
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Oct. 13
signed Assembly Bill 1689, also known as the
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Organ Donor Data
revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA),
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El Puente
uniformity to state organ donation laws. A bipar-
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2007 Donate Life
Run/Walk Recap
that is part of a nationwide movement to bring
tisan bill by Speaker Pro Tempore Sally Lieber
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Community Events
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Donate Life
California Registry
Hits 2 Million Mark
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Hospital Donor &
Referral Data
(D-Mountain View) and heart recipient and
Assemblyman Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto),
California’s revised UAGA brings California
donation law up to contemporary medical, legal,
and bioethical practices and makes California the
20th state to adopt the law. The law was last
revised in 1987.
BY YOLANDA GONZAGA
The revised UAGA helps make the best of
every single donation opportunity by clarifying
legal ambiguities and family dynamics that can
cause delay or stand in the way of an individual
or family’s choice to donate, said Bryan Stewart,
president of Donate Life California, which
administers the state-authorized organ and tissue
donor registry.
We thank Assemblywoman
Lieber and Assemblyman Berryhill for their leadership in bringing California’s existing laws on
donation into one standardized, uniform piece of
legislation that is consistent with other states.
Like most other states, the Donate Life
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LOS ANGELES CA
California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry is a
first-person
Jorge Gonzaga
consent
registry
that
allows
Californians to make a legally binding decision to
be organ and tissue donors upon death, and does-
Please see UAGA, Page 12
Jorge David Gonzaga passed away at the
young age of 20. He was an amicable and
kind-spirited man with a jovial personality and
a big heart. Jorge was always willing to lend a
helping hand and easily made friends and was
adored by all who met him. He had the greatest sense of humor and the biggest smile that
always made you forget your worries.
Jorge was a sports enthusiast and he had a
great love for the outdoors and drawing. He
loved playing baseball, basketball and of
course, football. When Jorge was sixteen he
met his mentor and science teacher, Dr.
Ramsey who challenged him and a few of his
classmates to run the Los Angeles Marathon.
As expected, Jorge took on the challenge. For
months he would rise at four in the morning to
do his training. He successfully completed the
marathon and his dedication, persistence and
Please see XXX, Page 13
January 1 to December 31, 2006
Minorities Play Critical Role in Donation and Transplantation
PEOPLE OF COLOR ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT
TWO-THIRDS OF ORGAN DONORS AND
RECIPIENTS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA
New data released in July from OneLegacy and Donate Life
California, the administrator of the statewide organ and tissue donor
registry, confirm the critical role that minorities play in the fabric of
organ donation and transplantation in the Southland. Latinos
account for almost half of the donors (47%) in the area, while people of color account for about two-thirds of deceased organ donors
and transplant recipients.
The Southland’s Latino, African American and Asian communities benefit directly from the generosity of their own, with people of
color accounting for almost 80% of kidney recipients. Kidneys represent the organ of greatest need across all ethnicities. Interestingly,
the percentage of multicultural kidney transplant recipients is virtually identical to the percentage on the waiting list, which demon-
Latinos represent nearly half of kidney transplant candidates,
and the proportion of African Americans waiting for kidneys is twoand-a-half times their share of the general population. In addition,
Asians/Pacific Islanders represent 14% of kidney transplant candidates, which is substantially greater than their share of the general
population.
More than two-thirds of the more than 20,000 Californians on
the national organ transplant waiting list are Latino, African
American, or Asian/Pacific Islander.
In the face of the critical need for organ donation, minorities are
three times less likely than Caucasians to sign up as donors with the
state donor registry, according to Donate Life California.
Fortunately, area consent rates among Latinos (66%), African
Americans (46%) and Whites (72%) reached record levels in 2006,
and remain at similarly high levels in 2007.
Please see MINORITIES, Page 13
Crossroads
MILESTONES Shannon White and Tony Chavez
welcomed daughter Olivia Rose Chavez on
October 22…Laura Haddad delivered daughter
Katia on November 19...Angela Mascarenhas
gave birth to son Aidan on November 20.
WELCOME Los Angeles/Corporate: Rafael
Aguilar, Surgical Recovery Pulsatile Perfusion
Technician…Carlos Arias, Accountant I…
Carolina
Carrizosa,
Tissue
Recovery
Technician…Courtney Hernandez, Organ
Placement Coordinator…Amar Kapa, Per-Diem
Donor Recovery Coordinator…Baco Lam, Tissue
Recovery Technician…Karen Libs, Interim
Director of Hospital Services…Blanca Macias,
Manager of Donor Information…Esly Salazar,
Per-Diem Organ Placement Coordinator…
Deborah Tanner, Administrative Assistant,
Family Services. Bakersfield: Linda Baker,
Recovery Technician I. Long Beach: Steve
Hasty, Hospital Services Coordinator…Sandra
Haynes, Procurement Transplant Coordinator…
Ieesha
Johnson,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator…L.J.
Mutuc,
Procurement
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Transplant Coordinator. Redlands: Gregory
Allen, Recovery Technician I…Aaron Cohen,
Manager
of
Recovery
&
Technical
Services…Kari
Monahan,
Procurement
Transplant Coordinator. Santa Ana: Mildred
Reid, Recovery Technician I…Lisa Rubalcava,
Tissue Recovery Technician I. Sherman Oaks:
Sandra
Bolleurs,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator…Daynine Bryant, Administrative
Assistant…Angelique Harris, Hospital Services
Coordinator…Ieesha
Johnson,
Hospital
Services Coordinator…Diamond Tanner,
Administrative Assistant…Monroe Tinker,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
ON THE MOVE The following employees have
recently transitioned to a new role and/or office
location within OneLegacy. Los Angeles: Prasad
Garimella, Chief Information Officer and Vice
President of Tissue Operations…Jason Hower,
Organ Placement Coordinator…Jennifer
Latham, HR Generalist. Long Beach: Scott
Bunting, In-House Coordinator...Mario Carrillo,
Family Care Coordinator...Mary Goodwin, InHouse Coordinator...Barbara Lake, In-House
Coordinator...Courtney Lepis, Procurement
Transplant Coordinator...Teresita Nuila, InHouse
Coordinator…Karleen
Samartan,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Kristina
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strates the fairness of organ allocation rules.
Wheeler, Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
Redlands: Manvir Behniwal, Assistant Donor
Information
Coordinator...Scott
Bunting,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Dana
Castleberry, In-House Coordinator...Mary
Coronado,
Full-Time
Family
Care
Coordinator...Jenna Graciano, Quality Systems
Training Specialist...Ray Lin, Surgical Recovery
Coordinator...Juan Ramirez, Per Diem
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Alisa
Suarez, Per Diem Procurement Transplant
Coordinator...Danielle
Welzig,
Per-Diem
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Terilynn
Whitaker, Tissue Recovery Coordinator…
Samantha
Wright,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator. Santa Ana: Adena Evans, Donor
Information Coordinator. Sherman Oaks: Robert
Coppel, Family Care Coordinator...Paula Lofy,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator... Michelle
Oxenham, Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
BEST WISHES We wish the following employees the best of luck in their future endeavors:
Venkat Alapati, Todd Aust, Lori Caris, Juan
Dominguez, Richard Fogel, Daren Herrick, Jesse
Mariscal, Seung Lee, Deena Murray, Kevin
Nguyen, Silviea Rosu, Christopher Salazar, Dave
Sander, Joan Savoldelli, Kandy Smith and
LaWanda Sweet-Buttleman.
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Orange County Coroner's Office
Placentia Linda Community Hospital
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
San Clemente Hospital
South Coast Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Jude Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
West Anaheim Medical Center
Western Medical Center Anaheim
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
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18
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101
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11
63
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RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Barstow Community Hospital
Bear Valley Community Hospital
Chino Valley Medical Center
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
Corona Regional Medical Center
Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Valley Hospital
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Inland Valley Regional Medical Center
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Med Ctr
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center
95
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7
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63
4
21
12
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19
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74
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134
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Moreno Valley Community Hospital
Palo Verde Community Hospital
Parkview Community Hospital Med Ctr
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Redlands Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Coroner's Office
Riverside County Regional Med Center
San Antonio Community Hospital
San Bernardino County Coroner's Office
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
St. Bernardine Medical Center
St. Mary Regional Medical Center
Vencor Hospital - Ontario
Victor Valley Community Hospital
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SANTA BARBARA & VENTURA COUNTIES
Commty Memorial Hosp of San Buenaventura
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Lompoc District Hospital
Marian Medical Center
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Paula Memorial Hospital
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
Simi Valley Hospital and Health Care Services
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Examiner
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18
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16
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12
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35
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2705
505
300
927
772
TOTAL
Riverside County Regional Medical Center Receives Life Bridge Award
On July 25, OneLegacy was privileged to bestow
our hall of fame honor, the Life Bridge Award, to
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
(RCRMC) for their meaningful and extraordinary
impact on organ and tissue donation.
RCRMC has exceeded the Collaborative coversion rate goal (75%) for two years running. In 2006,
RCRMC s 19 organ donors placed them among the
top five in the seven-county greater Los Angeles
area, and their 83% conversion rate was the highest
of any hospital with 10 or more eligible donors.
RCRMC also facilitated the Inland Empire s first
donation after cardiac death (DCD).
The hospital s extraordinary results are due to
close cooperation between the services and departments represented by the team pictured at right,
including the hospital s Donor Advisory Council.
Hospital services coordinator Louis Jackson (far left) and hospital services
supervisor Mike Thomas (far right) present the OneLegacy Life Bridge Award to
Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Representing the hospital are Loyal
Ward, Chaplain; Paul Woodward, Trauma Nurse Manager; Josie Hobbs, ACCU
Nurse Manager; Luis Orozco, Administrator; Louise O'Rourke, OR Nurse Manager;
Kim Baumgarten, ED Nurse Manager; and Douglas Bagley, Director/CEO.
Fall 2007 < The Bridge < OneLegacy
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Hospital Referral Data
KERN COUNTY
Bakersfield Heart Hospital
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Delano Regional Medical Center
Kern County Coroner's Office
Kern Medical Center
Kern Valley Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Southwest Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
San Joaquin Community Hospital
14
0
18
5
0
64
0
57
0
1
22
0
1
0
0
14
0
6
0
0
5
0
0
0
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7
0
3
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3
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31
0
8
0
0
6
5
5
1
8
3
2
4
4
4
2
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - CENTRAL
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
Brotman Medical Center
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Century City Doctor's Hospital
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Citrus Valley Intercommunity Hospital
Citrus Valley Med Ctr - Queen of the Valley
City of Angels Medical Center
City of Hope National Medical Center
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Garfield Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente West LA Med Ctr
Kindred Hospital Los Angeles
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
Montclair Hospital Medical Center
Monterey Park Hospital
Olympia Medical Center
OneLegacy Hospice (Home)
Pacific Alliance Medical Center
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Queen of Angels / Hollywood Presb Med Ctr
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
St. Vincent Medical Center
Tri-City Regional Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica
UCLA Medical Center - Westwood
USC University Hospital
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
White Memorial Medical Center
2
4
60
55
4
20
12
23
2
1
1
12
16
2
9
53
20
1
100
1
0
0
1
1
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2
21
18
6
2
5
3
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1
78
8
1
21
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2
13
6
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3
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3
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3
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22
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16
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26
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60
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70
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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
30
7
4
4
19
17
6
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1
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2
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3
1
7
0
7
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5
12
2
1
2
2
4
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Med Ctr
LA County Olive View / UCLA Medical Center
Lancaster Community Hospital
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mission Commty Hospital - Panorama City
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
West Hills Regional Medical Center
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SOUTH
Beverly Hospital
Catalina Island Hospital
Centinela Freeman RMC, Centinela Campus
Centinela Freeman RMC, Marina 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
Lakewood Regional Hospital
Little Company of Mary - San Pedro Hospital
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Long Beach Community Medical Center
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Miller Children's Hospital
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
VA Hospital - Long Beach
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
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0
35
3
3
26
1
6
50
11
19
24
3
32
19
9
7
21
1
72
26
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ORANGE COUNTY
Anaheim General Hospital
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
Chapman Medical Center
Childrens Hospital of Orange County
CHOC at Mission
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 Westminster
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
1
21
2
20
1
6
36
6
33
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2
47
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81 Southland Hospitals Honored for Achieving
Organ, Tissue Donation Benchmarks
30 HOSPITALS ACHIEVE NATIONAL GOAL OF
75% ORGAN DONATION RATE
OneLegacy honored 81 Southland hospitals for their performance in support of organ and tissue donation at June’s Celebrating
Our Partners Donation and Transplantation Conference and
Awards Ceremony.
The awards reflect the success of the partnership between
OneLegacy and area hospitals energized by the national Organ
Donation and Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative, an initiative launched by the U.S Department of Health and Human
Services in 2003 to save and enhance thousands of lives annually by
spreading best practices to the nation’s largest hospitals.
Thirty hospitals achieved donation conversion rates of at least
75% over twelve consecutive months during the 23 months ending
April 30, more than double the number that achieved the benchmark
during a comparable period a year ago. In addition, fourteen hospitals achieved conversion rates of 65% to 74%, double the number
that achieved this second-tier threshold last year. Donation conversion rates represent the percentage of actual donors out of all eligible donors.
In addition, 24 hospitals were recognized for their extraordinary
support of tissue donation, providing life-saving and life-enhancing
gifts of tissue donation to the community. Honored hospitals either
referred six or more recovered tissue donors through the first four
months of 2007, or were among the leaders in complying with
guidelines to refer potential donors within one hour of death.
Also recognized were 24 hospitals which facilitated donation
after cardiac death (DCD).
Representatives of the 30 hospitals achieving a 75% conversion
rate celebrate in unision.
Achievement of 75% Conversion Rate*
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kern Medical Center
Mercy Hospital
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
100%
75%
80%
100%
86%
100%
100%
80%
83%
75%
92%
75%
83%
75%
100%
83%
100%
82%
89%
86%
92%
100%
89%
100%
75%
83%
80%
100%
75%
75%
*Highest organ donation conversion rate achieved in one 12-month
period between 6/1/05 and 4/30/07
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Jorge: “Even in death he
continues to make a difference.”
Organ Donation Data
Continued from Page 1
Following are key OneLegacy performance indicators through September 2007. (Source: OneLegacy data)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
TOTAL
Organ Donors
32
45
33
42
30
26
20
38
34
300
Kidneys Recovered
60
87
61
75
54
48
34
69
63
551
Kidneys Transplanted
50
68
55
64
47
41
26
58
48
457
Extra-Renals Recovered
38
78
60
81
68
43
31
49
43
491
Extra-Renals Transplanted
37
76
60
80
63
38
32
50
39
475
Hearts Transplanted
6
15
11
12
15
9
9
7
6
90
Livers Transplanted
24
37
30
33
23
15
18
25
25
230
Lungs Transplanted
5
13
13
22
19
9
2
11
7
101
Pancreases Transplanted
2
11
6
11
6
5
3
6
1
51
Consent Rate
65.0%
77.3%
59.1%
64.9%
50.8%
57.7%
54.2%
73.3%
66.1%
63.1%
Conversion Rate
68.9%
81.8%
66.7%
68.3%
56.6%
59.5%
61.8%
74.5%
73.9%
68.0%
Organs Recovered
98
165
121
156
122
91
65
118
106
1042
Organs Transplanted
87
144
115
144
110
79
58
108
87
932
Organs Recovered Per Donor
3.06
3.67
3.67
3.71
4.07
3.50
3.25
3.11
3.12
3.14
Organs Transplanted Per Donor
2.72
3.20
3.48
3.43
3.67
3.04
2.90
2.84
2.56
2.81
U.S. ORGAN TRANSPLANT
WAITING LIST STATISTICS
‘LIFE TAKES FLIGHT’ AT ROSE PARADE Follow the inspiring journey of
Donate Life’s fifth Rose Parade float entry at www.donatelifefloat.org.
California
USA
Kidney
Liver
Pancreas
Kidney/Pancreas
Heart
Lung
Heart/Lung
Intestine
15,650
3,740
166
505
333
194
15
27
73,908
16,748
1,645
2,322
2,690
2,294
108
225
Total
20,156
97,485
Source: UNOS. Based on OPTN data as of November 23, 2007
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commitment to both fitness and
academic excellence was admired
and respected by his peers. Jorge’s
marathon pursuits were featured in
the Los Angeles Times (dated
March 1, 2002) and his accomplishments were recognized as a
beacon of motivation for all youth.
Throughout his childhood and
early teens Jorge always expressed
a strong interest in one day becoming a policeman. He was an active
student and cadet in the Police
Academy Magnet Program at
Dorsey High School. He joined the
football team and made major contributions to the team’s winning
seasons.
Jorge’s compassionate side came to light when he was in the 10th
grade. When he told me, I want to become an organ donor, I did
not take it seriously. I thought, like always, he was playfully kidding
me. In the 11th grade during the school’s annual Red Cross Blood
Drive, Jorge donated blood and when he arrived home, he said,
Mom, I already registered myself to donate my organs.
On January 22, 2006, my life changed forever. He was admitted
to the hospital fatally wounded. On January 27, 2006, the doctors
declared him brain dead. It was then a nurse approached me, and
talked to me about donating his organs. I remembered what Jorge had
told me a year earlier. I found his California ID where I knew he had
placed the organ donor sticker. I realized right then that I had to
honor his wishes.
I agreed to donate his organs, allowing Jorge to make a valuable
difference in the lives of others. By donating his organs and tissue,
even in death Jorge continues to make a difference by giving hope
and life to others. OneLegacy made all the arrangements necessary
to fulfill the desire and wishes of my son.
Since my eight-year-old niece, KayCee, was born, Jorge was her
big brother. He took this nurturing role seriously and he would be
so proud to know that KayCee carries on his values. Like Jorge,
KayCee has become a big sister to Jorge’s children, and a very caring granddaughter to their grandma. KayCee is proud of her big
brother Jorge. She keeps him in her prayers and knows that Jorge is
now her guardian angel .
Message to Adults 50+:
Don’t Rule Yourself Out!
Research across the country reveals that a significant percentage of DMV customers 50 and older are ruling themselves out of
being designated donors, thinking that their age or medical conditions make them ineligible to donate.
In fact, there are relatively few conditions that automatically
rule out a potential organ or tissue donor, with HIV/AIDS and
metastasized cancer being two of the more common conditions.
Diabetes or ineligibility to donate blood do not automatically prohibit someone from donating organs and tissues.
In the greater Los Angeles area, in the first six months of 2007,
26% of organ donors were age 50 and older, 9% were age 60 and
older, and two were in their seventies. Among tissue donors, 67%
were age 50 and older, nearly half were age 60 and older, and 18%
were in their seventies, while the average age was 53.
The bottom line: if you want to help others, sign up on the
Donate Life California Registry online or through the DMV and
leave it to the medical professionals to determine whether or not
you can be a donor upon death. Until then, rest assured that your
decision to donate will be honored.
made me the happiest woman in the world. Many times I said it to
you. Jorge, my heart only knows pain for losing you but at the same
time I am so proud of you. Jorge, you unselfishly gave the gift of life
to others and hope to some. Because of your generousity and other
priceless things you did while you were alive, you are a hero . I do
not want to say goodbye to you but instead see you soon.
It is a powerful message that donors like my son give the rest of
us. A single donor makes the difference in the lives of many. Let’s
honor him and all of the organ donors by following their example
and make a commitment to donate our organs and/or tissue.
MINORITIES
Whenever someone says ’yes’ to donation, it’s something we
celebrate, said OneLegacy CEO and Executive Vice President
Tom Mone. It’s a very rare and special opportunity to leave such
a remarkable legacy. The choice to donate life makes a tremendous difference in our community - it saves lives, strengthens
families and helps our community.
Jorge, you are my Eternal Love . When you were born, you
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Donate Life California Registry Passes 2 Million Mark
More than two million Californians have signed up to become
organ and/or tissue donors on the state’s Donate Life California
Organ & Tissue Donor Registry, doubling the state’s number of
designated donors in only eight months. The ongoing surge in registrations is due predominantly to the ability of Californians to
sign up as donors at the same time they apply for or renew drivers
licenses or I.D. cards at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
through a program that began July 1, 2006. This year, 97% of
Donate Life California’s signups have come through the DMV.
eligible to donate. That’s why every single opportunity to donate
counts.
According to George Valverde, director of the DMV, "We are
proud that this partnership is truly making a difference and saving
POR
know how the lives of employees in our own DMV family have
been touched by organ donation. Some have donated organs to
loved ones, received transplants themselves or are still in need of
life-saving donations. We are heartened to know the DMV’s
hang in the balance.
UAGA
approximately 30,000 DMV customers are checking ’Yes’ on their
DMV forms to register as organ and tissue donors, stated Bryan
Stewart, president of Donate Life California, the non-profit organ-
n’t require the consent of any other person. The revised UAGA makes
other states’ first-person consent registries legally binding in
California in the event that an out-of-state designated donor dies within the state. The reciprocal is true in states where the revised UAGA
is adopted.
ization created in 2004 to administer the state-authorized donor
registry. In doing so, those registrants are helping the more than
In all cases in which an eligible donor has not registered with
20,000 fellow Californians who are waiting for a life-saving organ
Donate Life California, the donation decision falls to the potential
transplant, and many more who rely on the gift of donated tissue
donor’s closest legal contacts, starting with immediate family mem-
to restore sight, heal burns and regain mobility.
but rather to the rarity with which the opportunity to donate organs
presents itself. Only one in 100 deaths results in a patient being
domestic partners, grandchildren and close friends who exhibited
special care and concern for the deceased individual.
The new law also affects the family’s donation decision. When an
individual does not leave an advance directive, the new UAGA allows
majority rule, rather than unanimity, among a class of available family members (such as children) of the decedent to make an anatomical gift decision.
In addition, the revised UAGA maintains ethical standards and
continues the prohibition against the same physician being involved
in both the treatment of the potential donor and the recovery of
organs, while ensuring that the most qualified professionals are
involved in the actual recovery of donated organs. The legislation also
maintains existing law requiring county coroners to cooperate with
organ procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to
Source: Donate Life California
recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, or
education.
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ELENA DE LA CRUZ
La carroza Done Vida/Donate Life del
Desfile de las Rosas 2008 cuenta este a o
con m s representaci n latina que nunca. El
pr ximo 1 de enero, diez latinos ser n hornados en la carroza de una manera u otra.
Los participantes que desfilar n sobre
la carroza, todos beneficiados por un
trasplante, ser n:
¥ Ozzie Herrera (Whittier, CA), de 49
a os, que recibi un ri n tras cinco
a os en di lisis.
¥ Sara L pez (Alburquerque, NM), una
joven de 18 a os que recibi un h gado a los 2.
¥ Indra Michaca (Moreno Valley), una
joven estudiante receptora de un h gado.
Latinos y donación
bers. In the absence of family members, the newly approved UAGA
expands the list of individuals who can make this decision to include
The shortage of organs is not due simply to a lack of giving,
Seis latinos en el Desfile de las Rosas 2008
lives. Through our involvement in this effort, we’ve also come to
enrollment of designated donors gives hope to those whose lives
As a result of our partnership with the DMV, each week
El Puente
Una secci n especial
para la comunidad latina
POR
ELENA DE LA CRUZ
Los latinos juegan un papel fundamental
en las donaciones que se realizan en el
área de servicio de OneLegacy, que
incluye los condados de Los Angeles,
Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Ventura, Santa Barbara y Kern.
¥ Jes s Nava (West Covina), embajador
de OneLegacy y beneficiado por un
trasplante de coraz n hace dos a os.
Asimismo, caminando junto a la carroza, sujetando un cord n que les conecta
a la fotograf a floral de su ser querido,
desfilar n:
¥ Josie Flores (Miami, FL) una joven de
30 a os que don los rganos de su
madre.
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¥ Eva P rez (Los Angeles, CA) una
madre de 42 a os cuyo hijo, Hern n
Aispuro salv varias vidas tras convertirse en donante.
Finalmente, los donantes Hern n
Aispuro, de 6 a os, Trinity Pereira, de 2
meses, Elizabeth Aguilar, de 19 a os, y
Juan J uregui, de 23, ser n honrados con
fotograf as florales colocadas a ambos
lados de la carroza.
(1) Josie Flores, (2) Ozzie Herrera, (3) Sara
López, (4) Indra Michaca (derecha) con su
hermana Zulma, (5) Jesus Nava y (6) Eva
Pérez. (7) La carroza Done Vida, La Vida
Despega.
En una reciente rueda de prensa, a la que
OneLegacy invitó a todos los medios de
comunicación de Los Angeles, se dio a
conocer que casi la mitad de los
donantes, el 47%, son latinos. Asimismo,
la tasa de consentimiento entre los latinos es la más alta en la historia: el 65% de
las familias latinas a las que se les brinda
la oportunidad de donar lo hacen.
Desafortunadamente, también son el
grupo étnico con mayor necesidad de un
transplante en California.
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Donate Life Run/Walk
Reaches New Heights
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The images of organ and tissue donors on 1,500 T-shirts inspired the record
5,000 participants at April’s fifth annual Donate Life Run/Walk. Many of the 73
donor family teams gathered in the Circle of Life Garden, an elegant display
of 88 signs with photos and personal messages dedicated to donors and
recipients alike. Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, St. Joseph
Hospital, UCI Medical Center,
Washington Mutual, and especially
Mayor Shawn Nelson and the City
of Fullerton led dozens of sponsors
who joined participants to raise
funds for public education campaigns promoting enrollment in the
Donate Life California Organ &
Tissue Donor Registry.
Youth education coordinator Simera
Nichols and many Donate Life
Ambassadors have been busy educating first-time drivers throughout
OneLegacy’s seven-county service
area about their opportunity to sign
up with the Donate Life California
Registry on their DMV drivers
license applications.
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SAVE THE DATE: In keeping with tradition, the 2008 Donate Life Run/Walk
will be held on the last Saturday of National Donate Life Month, April 26.
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(1) Event founders Craig and Kathleen Hostert address the 5,000
attendees prior to the race. (2) Kelly O’Quinn adds to the festivity
as the Pink Donor Dot mascot. (3) Family and friends celebrate the
life of Brian Scott Campbell in the Circle of Life Garden. (4) Kidney
recipient Victor Leon receives a warm onstage embrace from
Miss Fullerton. (5) The family of Donovan Burdick gathers around
his sign in the Circle of Life Garden. (6) With a ceremonial release
of balloons, the 5K run and 1K walk are underway. (7) Mayors and
civic leaders from 16 Orange County cities and join sponsor representatives, transplant surgeons, Donate Life Ambassadors, and
Donate Life Workplace Partners. (8) City of Fullerton Mayor Shawn
Nelson addresses the crown during the pre-race ceremony.
(9) A BMX Bike Show was a highlight of the post-race Family
Festival.
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High School Program
Drives Donor Designation
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 5
Apr 20
Apr 24
May 14
May 15
May 18
May 21
May 23
May 24
May 24
May 25
May 31
Jun 5
Jun 7
Jun 8
Jun 11
Jun 14
Jun 19
Jun 26
Jun 29
Jul 11
Jul 13
Jul 17
Jul 20
Jul 20
Aug 1
Sep 18
Oct 11-12
Oct 15
Oct 17
Oct 18
Oct 25
Oct 25
Los Angeles
Alta Loma
Banning
Cerritos
Lakewood
Irvine
Santa Barbara
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Carpinteria
San Gabriel
Westlake Village
Los Angeles
Corona
North Hills
Woodland Hills
Fullerton
Santa Barbara
La Habra
Los Angeles
Irvine
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Irvine
Huntington Beach
Irvine
Irvine
Bakersfield
Irvine
Pomona
Moorpark
Irvine
Irvine
Los Angeles
James A. Foshay Learning Center
Rancho Cucamonga High School
New Horizons High School
Gahr High School
Artesia High School
Woodbridge High School
Santa Barbara High School
Bakersfield Adventist Academy
Foothill High School
Carpinteria High School
San Gabriel High School
Westlake High School
Venice High School
Centennial High School
Monroe High School Police Academy
Taft High School
La Vista High School
San Marcos High School
La Habra High School
Fremont High School
UCLA Nat’l Youth Leadership Forum
Marina High School
University High School
South High School
Northwood High School
Pomona Catholic High School
Moorpark College Death & Dying Class
Gompers Middle School
Donation in the Media
General Market
Apr 5
Apr 9
Apr 28
Apr 20
Apr 28-29
May 3
Apr 28-29
Jul 12
Aug 12
Aug 16
LA Daily News spotlighted two Pierce College alumni
and the American Red Cross Donate Life partnership.
Ventura County Star ran a story on the history of the
Donate Life California Registry.
KBAK-29 (CBS) Bakersfield covered Kern County
Ambassadors’ Donate Life Run/Walk participation.
Press-Enterprise interviewed Riverside County firefighter Barry Rezac about his need for a lung transplant.
Orange County Register ran two stories on the Donate
Life Run/Walk and founders Kathleen & Craig Hostert.
San Fernando Valley Sun featured the Legacy of Life
Baseball Tournament honoring Frankie Hernandez.
Orange County Register highlighted eight OC hospitals
receiving HHS Medals of Honor.
Los Angeles Times featured Erica Rangel-Baez, mother of donor Frankie Hernandez, in a story on the role
of minorities in donation and transplantation.
Los Angeles Business Journal published a commentary by Tom Mone on TV portrayals of organ donation.
ABC7 shared the story of a living kidney donation
between DMV employees Hooshabg Torabi and recipient Gaston Gonzalez.
Multicultural
Apr 1
Apr 1
Apr 20
Apr 23
Apr 28
May 10
May
Jun 28
Jul 8
Jul 11
Jul 14
Jul 17
July 12
July 21
Aug 25
People en español profiled donor mom Erica RangelBáez and her son's heart recipient, Juan Pérez.
LA Focus highlighted lung recipient’s Eunice Gibson’s
dedication to being an Ambassador.
SBTN Television featured the Donate Life Run/Walk.
El Cucuy de la mañana interviewed donor parents
Eva and Arnoldo Pérez and OneLegacy family care
coordinator Max Calderón.
Primer Impacto featured Hermán and Angie Trevizo,
parents of donor Christopher Trevizo.
LA Sentinel recounted Navaline Smith’s regret over
not having donated her daughter’s organs.
Phu Nu Magazine featured liver recipients Tony Tuan
Nguyen and Hoang Huynh.
KMEX-34 (Univision) 'A Su Lado' devoted an evening
to donation. (See Community Highlights, Page 10)
KLOVE-FM, KTNQ-FM, Recuerdo and La Nueva spotlighted tissue donation by interviewing Liz Peñaloza
and OneLegacy’s Sandra Madera.
Noticiero Univision (Ch. 34) covered OneLegacy's
press conference announcing the vital role Latinos
play in organ and tissue donation.
Asian Journal featured liver recipient Liberato
Bumacod in a focus on Filipino Americans
Sky Link TV covered the story of liver recipient Kenny
Wong and the Donate Life California Registry.
Korean Times featured liver recipients Sun Chin and
Fredrick Hun.
Phoenix TV highlighted the organ donation consent
rate among Asian-Americans.
Piolín por la Mañana interviewed living donor Leana
Padilla and her recipient, father Salvador Padilla.
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Community Highlights
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August’s Donate Life Community Conference shined an awards spotlight on the most
active volunteer Donate Life Ambassadors, including (1) Arnoldo and Eva Perez, posing with thematically attired Sandra Madera of OneLegacy, and (2) Rookie of the Year
Michael Benbow (right) with African American community development coordinator
Ralph Sutton. (3) DMV Thousand Oaks field office employee and kidney donor
Hooshang Torabi is interviewed on a blue-screen set at the Persian Broadcasting
Company. (4) Attending the Inter-Cultural Social and Education Services Awards
Dinner are Los Angeles Chinatown Miss Friendship Mandy Ho, Asian community
development coordinator Sabrina Ho, and volunteer Agnes Tham. (5) A contingent of
40 Embajadores de OneLegacy fielded more than 500 phone calls as organ donation
was the featured issue on KMEX-34’s “A Su Lado”. (6) Liver recipient Indra Michaca
(standing, third from left) and her sister Zulma led Donate Life “Club Rush” activities at
Riverside Community College. (7) Announcing the Inglewood Area Minister’s Alliance’s
(IAMA) support of the Give Thanks, Give Life campaign are African American community development coordinator Ralph D. Sutton with IAMA officers Sandra Green, Rev.
Barbara Williams, Pastor Chris Ward, Rev. Jewett Walker, Donate Life Ambassador
and kidney recipient Michael Benbow, IAMA president Dr. Austin Williams and
Cynthia Manker. (8) On November 17, the DMV held a drawing at California Science
Center to select employees to participate in the DMV’s Donate Life Rose Parade Float
decorating shift. Float committee chairman Bryan Stewart of OneLegacy and Janet
Mendoza of DMV Media Relations flank winner Rosalina Gutierrez of DMV Winnetka
Field Office and friend. (9) Collaborative specialist Carla Talley-Hentz, CEO and executive vice president Tom Mone, and Marcia Penido, LCSW of Huntington Hospital
attended the Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative’s National Learning
Congress, October 9-10 in Nashville.
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Spanning the Southland
Apr 30
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 19
Jun 9
Jun 16
Jul 23,30
Aug 10
Aug 28
Sep 1
Sep 21,23
Sep 29
Oct 14
Oct 20
Oct 30-31
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Lynwood
Whittier
Lynwood
Los Angeles
Gardena
Inglewood
Long Beach
Wilmington
Inglewood
Los Angeles
Compton
Bellflower
Whittier
Wilmington
Table
OL/AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
In-Service
Table
Table
Table
Tabke
Gathering
Table
Table
Table
NDLM at MLK/Harbor Hospital
Social Concerns Forum
Autentico 5 de Mayo
Washington Mutual Customer Appreciation Day
Women's Health Fair, St. Francis Medical Center
8th Annual Community Unity Day
Juneteenth Celebration at Rawley Park
Morningside Adult Daycare Center
Long Beach Memorial Med Ctr Houssel's Forum
ConocoPhillips Blood Drive
Jazz In the Park
Black Business Expo
Regalo de Vida, La Costa Restaurant
Bethel Church 2nd Annual Health Fair
Presbyterian Intercommty Hospital Health Fair
ConocoPhillips Halloween
Apr 29
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 6
May 12
May 13
May 25
May 26
Jun 9
Jun 9
Jun 29
Jul 13
Aug 11
Aug 11-12
Aug 22
Aug 25
Sep 21-23
Sep 23
Sep 26
Oct 6
Oct 12-Nov 28
Oct 20
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Irwindale
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Alhambra
San Dimas
Covina
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Puente Hills
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Culver City
Arcadia
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Table
Table
Participant
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Participant
Table
Registry Table
Table
AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Table/AMB Speak
Table
Fiesta Broadway
Screen Actors Guild's 5th Annual Health Fair
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
NDLM Workplace Partnership Event
Donor Sabbath at 1st United Methodist Church
Curves Organ and Tissue Donation Class
Tzu Chi Foundation Mother's Day Celebration
Covina Valley USD Health Fair
Clear Channel Hot Summer Nights
Community Unity Day
Celebrating Our Partners
UCLA National Youth Leadership Forum
11th Annual Staying Fit Community Health Fair
NBC Health and Fitness Expo
Vons Diversity Health Fair
Free Family Health Fair
East West Health Quest
Harvest Moon Festival
Vons Brown Bag Luncheon
6th Annual St. Vincent Health Fair
"The God Committee"
HealthCare Partners Health Fair
Sep 16
Sep 19
Sep 29
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Pasadena
Simi Valley
Van Nuys
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
PKD Run/Walk at Rose Bowl
Simi Valley Hospital In-service
2007 Health and Safety Fair
From Santa Maria to Lynwood, Indio to El Segundo, and Canyon Lake to San Dimas, Donate Life Ambassadors and OneLegacy professionals reach out
to communities throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
ORANGE COUNTY
May 4
May 8-9
Jun 27-29
Aug 22
Sep 29
Sep 29
Oct 9
Oct 10
Oct 17
Oct 25
Irvine
Anaheim
Anaheim
Orange
Brea
Huntington Beach
Fullerton
Tustin
Yorba Linda
Santa Ana
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Table
Table
OL Speaker
OL Speaker
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Everest College Nursing Students Presentation
National Athletic Trainers Association
JCPenney Blood Drive
Wellness Festival 2007
RSN National Meeting
Cal State Fullerton Sociology Class
AT&T Tustin 6th Annual Health and Safety Fair
Classic Cruisers of North Orange County
Orange County Coroner's Convention
SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTIES
May 2
May 12
May 19
Jun 5
Jun 13
Jul 10
Aug 7
Aug 12
Sep 1
Sep 9
Sep 13
Sep 15
Sep 21
Oct 4
Oct 20
Goleta
Oxnard
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
Santa Maria
Thousand Oaks
Santa Barbara
Camarillo
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
OL Speaker
Oct 20-21
Oct 21
Oct 23
Oct 25
Goleta
Goleta
Goleta
Ventura
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
DMV In-Service
Mother's Day Festival
Santa Barbara Arthritis Walk
Assn of Critical Care Nurses of Ventura County
DMV In-Service
Heart Walk Committee Meeting
Santa Barbara Heart Walk Kick-Off Meeting
St. Raphael Church Blood Drive
Special Olympics Car Show
Mitzvah Day 2007
Rotary Club of Carpinteria
Heart Walk at Waller Park
St. Frances Parish Nurses
St. Columba Episcopal Church Health Ministries
End of Life Program
Saint Raphel Ministry Fair
California Lemon Festival
Raytheon Benefits Health Fair
Ventura County Student Nurses Training
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Wasco State Prison Employee Health Fair
Juneteenth at Jackie Robinson Park
Women's and Children's Health & Safety Expo
KGET Health Expo
Heart Walk at Cal State Bakersfield
Wasco Health Fair
Stockdale High School Health Fair
Collaborative Learning Session
KERN COUNTY
May 9
Jun 19
Aug 12
Sep 8
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 25
Oct 30
Bakersfield
Littlerock
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
May 8
Riverside
OL Speaker
May 12
May 12
May 12
May 23
Jun 1-3
Jun 2
Jun 23
Jul 28
Moreno Valley
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Temecula
Riverside
Rialto
Riverside
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Aug 26
Aug 29
Sep 22
Oct 27
Oct 28
Riverside
Riverside
Canyon Lake
Riverside
Loma Linda
OL Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Chicanos/Latinos in Community Medicine, UC
Riverside
Community Health Awareness Day
Kids Health and Safety Fair
Volunteer Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
UC Riverside Students for Donation
Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival
Juneteenth Celebration
State Route 210 Pre-Grand Opening
California Baptist Univ. Healthy Heritage
Wellness Conference
RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting
Multicultural Fair, Kaiser Riverside
Taste of Paradise
Bud's Tire and Wheel ClassicCarShow
2007 LLUMC Family Health Fair
Donate Life Ambassadors Adopt DMVs
Dozens of Donate Life Ambassadors
answered the call to Adopt-A-DMV , Donate
Life California s campaign to maintain and build
the state donor registry s relationship with the
California Department of Motor Vehicles 9,000
employees.
Between October and January, Donate Life
Ambassadors will join OneLegacy staff to present
certificates commemorating the DMV s crucial
role in signing up more than two million designated donors. Once introduced to their adopted
field offices, Ambassadors will visit the location
on a quarterly basis to thank DMV employees for
their support, share news about the registry s
progress, and garner feedback regarding employees and customers perceptions of the Donate
Life California Registry.
Above, Ambassador Dave Hollon presents a
“2 Million!” certificate to DMV Fullerton Field Office
manager Yvonne Rowden. Below, DMV Van Nuys
Field Office manager Robert Nelson is flanked by
Ambassadors Sid and Melinda Adelman.
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Spanning the Southland
Apr 30
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 19
Jun 9
Jun 16
Jul 23,30
Aug 10
Aug 28
Sep 1
Sep 21,23
Sep 29
Oct 14
Oct 20
Oct 30-31
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Lynwood
Whittier
Lynwood
Los Angeles
Gardena
Inglewood
Long Beach
Wilmington
Inglewood
Los Angeles
Compton
Bellflower
Whittier
Wilmington
Table
OL/AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
In-Service
Table
Table
Table
Tabke
Gathering
Table
Table
Table
NDLM at MLK/Harbor Hospital
Social Concerns Forum
Autentico 5 de Mayo
Washington Mutual Customer Appreciation Day
Women's Health Fair, St. Francis Medical Center
8th Annual Community Unity Day
Juneteenth Celebration at Rawley Park
Morningside Adult Daycare Center
Long Beach Memorial Med Ctr Houssel's Forum
ConocoPhillips Blood Drive
Jazz In the Park
Black Business Expo
Regalo de Vida, La Costa Restaurant
Bethel Church 2nd Annual Health Fair
Presbyterian Intercommty Hospital Health Fair
ConocoPhillips Halloween
Apr 29
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 6
May 12
May 13
May 25
May 26
Jun 9
Jun 9
Jun 29
Jul 13
Aug 11
Aug 11-12
Aug 22
Aug 25
Sep 21-23
Sep 23
Sep 26
Oct 6
Oct 12-Nov 28
Oct 20
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Irwindale
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Alhambra
San Dimas
Covina
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Puente Hills
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Culver City
Arcadia
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Table
Table
Participant
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Participant
Table
Registry Table
Table
AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speaker
OL/AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Table/AMB Speak
Table
Fiesta Broadway
Screen Actors Guild's 5th Annual Health Fair
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Donor Sabbath at 1st United Methodist Church
Curves Organ and Tissue Donation Class
Tzu Chi Foundation Mother's Day Celebration
Covina Valley USD Health Fair
Clear Channel Hot Summer Nights
Community Unity Day
Celebrating Our Partners
11th Annual Staying Fit Community Health Fair
NBC Health and Fitness Expo
Vons Diversity Health Fair
Free Family Health Fair
East West Health Quest
Harvest Moon Festival
Vons Brown Bag Luncheon
6th Annual St. Vincent Health Fair
"The God Committee"
HealthCare Partners Health Fair
Sep 16
Sep 19
Sep 29
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Pasadena
Simi Valley
Van Nuys
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
PKD Run/Walk at Rose Bowl
Simi Valley Hospital In-service
2007 Health and Safety Fair
From Santa Maria to Lynwood, Indio to El Segundo, and Canyon Lake to San Dimas, Donate Life Ambassadors and OneLegacy professionals reach out
to communities throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
ORANGE COUNTY
May 4
May 8-9
Jun 27-29
Aug 22
Sep 29
Sep 29
Oct 9
Oct 10
Oct 17
Oct 25
Irvine
Anaheim
Anaheim
Orange
Brea
Huntington Beach
Fullerton
Tustin
Yorba Linda
Santa Ana
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Table
Table
OL Speaker
OL Speaker
Table
OL Speaker
Table
Everest College Nursing Students Presentation
National Athletic Trainers Association
JCPenney Blood Drive
Wellness Festival 2007
RSN National Meeting
Cal State Fullerton Sociology Class
AT&T Tustin 6th Annual Health and Safety Fair
Classic Cruisers of North Orange County
Orange County Coroner's Convention
SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTIES
May 2
May 12
May 19
Jun 5
Jun 13
Jul 10
Aug 7
Aug 12
Sep 1
Sep 9
Sep 13
Sep 15
Sep 21
Oct 4
Oct 20
Goleta
Oxnard
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
Santa Maria
Thousand Oaks
Santa Barbara
Camarillo
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
AMB Speaker
AMB Speaker
OL Speaker
Oct 20-21
Oct 21
Oct 23
Oct 25
Goleta
Goleta
Goleta
Ventura
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
DMV In-Service
Mother's Day Festival
Santa Barbara Arthritis Walk
Assn of Critical Care Nurses of Ventura County
DMV In-Service
Heart Walk Committee Meeting
Santa Barbara Heart Walk Kick-Off Meeting
St. Raphael Church Blood Drive
Special Olympics Car Show
Mitzvah Day 2007
Rotary Club of Carpinteria
Heart Walk at Waller Park
St. Frances Parish Nurses
St. Columba Episcopal Church Health Ministries
End of Life Program
Saint Raphel Ministry Fair
California Lemon Festival
Raytheon Benefits Health Fair
Ventura County Student Nurses Training
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Wasco State Prison Employee Health Fair
Juneteenth at Jackie Robinson Park
Women's and Children's Health & Safety Expo
KGET Health Expo
Heart Walk at Cal State Bakersfield
Wasco Health Fair
Stockdale High School Health Fair
Collaborative Learning Session
KERN COUNTY
May 9
Jun 19
Aug 12
Sep 8
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 25
Oct 30
Bakersfield
Littlerock
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
May 8
Riverside
OL Speaker
May 12
May 12
May 12
May 23
Jun 1-3
Jun 2
Jun 23
Jul 28
Moreno Valley
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Temecula
Riverside
Rialto
Riverside
Table
Table
Table
AMB Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Aug 26
Aug 29
Sep 22
Oct 27
Oct 28
Riverside
Riverside
Canyon Lake
Riverside
Loma Linda
OL Speaker
Table
Table
Table
Table
Chicanos/Latinos in Community Medicine, UC
Riverside
Community Health Awareness Day
Kids Health and Safety Fair
Volunteer Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
UC Riverside Students for Donation
Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival
Juneteenth Celebration
State Route 210 Pre-Grand Opening
California Baptist Univ. Healthy Heritage
Wellness Conference
RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting
Multicultural Fair, Kaiser Riverside
Taste of Paradise
Bud's Tire and Wheel ClassicCarShow
2007 LLUMC Family Health Fair
Donate Life Ambassadors Adopt DMVs
Dozens of Donate Life Ambassadors
answered the call to Adopt-A-DMV , Donate
Life California s campaign to maintain and build
the state donor registry s relationship with the
California Department of Motor Vehicles 9,000
employees.
Between October and January, Donate Life
Ambassadors will join OneLegacy staff to present
certificates commemorating the DMV s crucial
role in signing up more than two million designated donors. Once introduced to their adopted
field offices, Ambassadors will visit the location
on a quarterly basis to thank DMV employees for
their support, share news about the registry s
progress, and garner feedback regarding employees and customers perceptions of the Donate
Life California Registry.
Above, Ambassador Dave Hollon presents a
“2 Million!” certificate to DMV Fullerton Field Office
manager Yvonne Rowden. Below, DMV Van Nuys
Field Office manager Robert Nelson is flanked by
Ambassadors Sid and Melinda Adelman.
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Community Highlights
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August’s Donate Life Community Conference shined an awards spotlight on the most
active volunteer Donate Life Ambassadors, including (1) Arnoldo and Eva Perez, posing with thematically attired Sandra Madera of OneLegacy, and (2) Rookie of the Year
Michael Benbow (right) with African American community development coordinator
Ralph Sutton. (3) DMV Thousand Oaks field office employee and kidney donor
Hooshang Torabi is interviewed on a blue-screen set at the Persian Broadcasting
Company. (4) Attending the Inter-Cultural Social and Education Services Awards
Dinner are Los Angeles Chinatown Miss Friendship Mandy Ho, Asian community
development coordinator Sabrina Ho, and volunteer Agnes Tham. (5) A contingent of
40 Embajadores de OneLegacy fielded more than 500 phone calls as organ donation
was the featured issue on KMEX-34’s “A Su Lado”. (6) Liver recipient Indra Michaca
(standing, third from left) and her sister Zulma led Donate Life “Club Rush” activities at
Riverside Community College. (7) Announcing the Inglewood Area Minister’s Alliance’s
(IAMA) support of the Give Thanks, Give Life campaign are African American community development coordinator Ralph D. Sutton with IAMA officers Sandra Green, Rev.
Barbara Williams, Pastor Chris Ward, Rev. Jewett Walker, Donate Life Ambassador
and kidney recipient Michael Benbow, IAMA president Dr. Austin Williams and
Cynthia Manker. (8) On November 17, the DMV held a drawing at California Science
Center to select employees to participate in the DMV’s Donate Life Rose Parade Float
decorating shift. Float committee chairman Bryan Stewart of OneLegacy and Janet
Mendoza of DMV Media Relations flank winner Rosalina Gutierrez of DMV Winnetka
Field Office and friend. (9) Collaborative specialist Carla Talley-Hentz, CEO and executive vice president Tom Mone, and Marcia Penido, LCSW of Huntington Hospital
attended the Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative’s National Learning
Congress, October 9-10 in Nashville.
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Donate Life Run/Walk
Reaches New Heights
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The images of organ and tissue donors on 1,500 T-shirts inspired the record
5,000 participants at April’s fifth annual Donate Life Run/Walk. Many of the 73
donor family teams gathered in the Circle of Life Garden, an elegant display
of 88 signs with photos and personal messages dedicated to donors and
recipients alike. Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, St. Joseph
Hospital, UCI Medical Center,
Washington Mutual, and especially
Mayor Shawn Nelson and the City
of Fullerton led dozens of sponsors
who joined participants to raise
funds for public education campaigns promoting enrollment in the
Donate Life California Organ &
Tissue Donor Registry.
Youth education coordinator Simera
Nichols and many Donate Life
Ambassadors have been busy educating first-time drivers throughout
OneLegacy’s seven-county service
area about their opportunity to sign
up with the Donate Life California
Registry on their DMV drivers
license applications.
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SAVE THE DATE: In keeping with tradition, the 2008 Donate Life Run/Walk
will be held on the last Saturday of National Donate Life Month, April 26.
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(1) Event founders Craig and Kathleen Hostert address the 5,000
attendees prior to the race. (2) Kelly O’Quinn adds to the festivity
as the Pink Donor Dot mascot. (3) Family and friends celebrate the
life of Brian Scott Campbell in the Circle of Life Garden. (4) Kidney
recipient Victor Leon receives a warm onstage embrace from
Miss Fullerton. (5) The family of Donovan Burdick gathers around
his sign in the Circle of Life Garden. (6) With a ceremonial release
of balloons, the 5K run and 1K walk are underway. (7) Mayors and
civic leaders from 16 Orange County cities and join sponsor representatives, transplant surgeons, Donate Life Ambassadors, and
Donate Life Workplace Partners. (8) City of Fullerton Mayor Shawn
Nelson addresses the crown during the pre-race ceremony.
(9) A BMX Bike Show was a highlight of the post-race Family
Festival.
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High School Program
Drives Donor Designation
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 5
Apr 20
Apr 24
May 14
May 15
May 18
May 21
May 23
May 24
May 24
May 25
May 31
Jun 5
Jun 7
Jun 8
Jun 11
Jun 14
Jun 19
Jun 26
Jun 29
Jul 11
Jul 13
Jul 17
Jul 20
Jul 20
Aug 1
Sep 18
Oct 11-12
Oct 15
Oct 17
Oct 18
Oct 25
Oct 25
Los Angeles
Alta Loma
Banning
Cerritos
Lakewood
Irvine
Santa Barbara
Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Carpinteria
San Gabriel
Westlake Village
Los Angeles
Corona
North Hills
Woodland Hills
Fullerton
Santa Barbara
La Habra
Los Angeles
Irvine
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Irvine
Huntington Beach
Irvine
Irvine
Bakersfield
Irvine
Pomona
Moorpark
Irvine
Irvine
Los Angeles
James A. Foshay Learning Center
Rancho Cucamonga High School
New Horizons High School
Gahr High School
Artesia High School
Santa Barbara High School
Bakersfield Adventist Academy
Carpinteria High School
San Gabriel High School
Westlake High School
Venice High School
Centennial High School
Monroe High School Police Academy
Taft High School
La Vista High School
San Marcos High School
La Habra High School
Fremont High School
Marina High School
South High School
Northwood High School
Pomona Catholic High School
Moorpark College Death & Dying Class
Gompers Middle School
Donation in the Media
General Market
Apr 5
Apr 9
Apr 28
Apr 20
Apr 28-29
May 3
Apr 28-29
Jul 12
Aug 12
Aug 16
LA Daily News spotlighted two Pierce College alumni
and the American Red Cross Donate Life partnership.
Ventura County Star ran a story on the history of the
Donate Life California Registry.
KBAK-29 (CBS) Bakersfield covered Kern County
Ambassadors’ Donate Life Run/Walk participation.
Press-Enterprise interviewed Riverside County firefighter Barry Rezac about his need for a lung transplant.
Orange County Register ran two stories on the Donate
Life Run/Walk and founders Kathleen & Craig Hostert.
San Fernando Valley Sun featured the Legacy of Life
Baseball Tournament honoring Frankie Hernandez.
Orange County Register highlighted eight OC hospitals
receiving HHS Medals of Honor.
Los Angeles Times featured Erica Rangel-Baez, mother of donor Frankie Hernandez, in a story on the role
of minorities in donation and transplantation.
Los Angeles Business Journal published a commentary by Tom Mone on TV portrayals of organ donation.
ABC7 shared the story of a living kidney donation
between DMV employees Hooshabg Torabi and recipient Gaston Gonzalez.
Multicultural
Apr 1
Apr 1
Apr 20
Apr 23
Apr 28
May 10
May
Jun 28
Jul 8
Jul 11
Jul 14
Jul 17
July 12
July 21
Aug 25
People en español profiled donor mom Erica RangelBáez and her son's heart recipient, Juan Pérez.
LA Focus highlighted lung recipient’s Eunice Gibson’s
dedication to being an Ambassador.
SBTN Television featured the Donate Life Run/Walk.
El Cucuy de la mañana interviewed donor parents
Eva and Arnoldo Pérez and OneLegacy family care
coordinator Max Calderón.
Primer Impacto featured Hermán and Angie Trevizo,
parents of donor Christopher Trevizo.
LA Sentinel recounted Navaline Smith’s regret over
not having donated her daughter’s organs.
Phu Nu Magazine featured liver recipients Tony Tuan
Nguyen and Hoang Huynh.
KMEX-34 (Univision) 'A Su Lado' devoted an evening
to donation. (See Community Highlights, Page 10)
KLOVE-FM, KTNQ-FM, Recuerdo and La Nueva spotlighted tissue donation by interviewing Liz Peñaloza
and OneLegacy’s Sandra Madera.
Noticiero Univision (Ch. 34) covered OneLegacy's
press conference announcing the vital role Latinos
play in organ and tissue donation.
Asian Journal featured liver recipient Liberato
Bumacod in a focus on Filipino Americans
Sky Link TV covered the story of liver recipient Kenny
Wong and the Donate Life California Registry.
Korean Times featured liver recipients Sun Chin and
Fredrick Hun.
Phoenix TV highlighted the organ donation consent
rate among Asian-Americans.
Piolín por la Mañana interviewed living donor Leana
Padilla and her recipient, father Salvador Padilla.
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Donate Life California Registry Passes 2 Million Mark
More than two million Californians have signed up to become
organ and/or tissue donors on the state’s Donate Life California
Organ & Tissue Donor Registry, doubling the state’s number of
designated donors in only eight months. The ongoing surge in registrations is due predominantly to the ability of Californians to
sign up as donors at the same time they apply for or renew drivers
licenses or I.D. cards at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
through a program that began July 1, 2006. This year, 97% of
Donate Life California’s signups have come through the DMV.
eligible to donate. That’s why every single opportunity to donate
counts.
According to George Valverde, director of the DMV, "We are
proud that this partnership is truly making a difference and saving
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know how the lives of employees in our own DMV family have
been touched by organ donation. Some have donated organs to
loved ones, received transplants themselves or are still in need of
life-saving donations. We are heartened to know the DMV’s
hang in the balance.
UAGA
approximately 30,000 DMV customers are checking ’Yes’ on their
DMV forms to register as organ and tissue donors, stated Bryan
Stewart, president of Donate Life California, the non-profit organ-
n’t require the consent of any other person. The revised UAGA makes
other states’ first-person consent registries legally binding in
California in the event that an out-of-state designated donor dies within the state. The reciprocal is true in states where the revised UAGA
is adopted.
ization created in 2004 to administer the state-authorized donor
registry. In doing so, those registrants are helping the more than
In all cases in which an eligible donor has not registered with
20,000 fellow Californians who are waiting for a life-saving organ
Donate Life California, the donation decision falls to the potential
transplant, and many more who rely on the gift of donated tissue
donor’s closest legal contacts, starting with immediate family mem-
to restore sight, heal burns and regain mobility.
but rather to the rarity with which the opportunity to donate organs
presents itself. Only one in 100 deaths results in a patient being
domestic partners, grandchildren and close friends who exhibited
special care and concern for the deceased individual.
The new law also affects the family’s donation decision. When an
individual does not leave an advance directive, the new UAGA allows
majority rule, rather than unanimity, among a class of available family members (such as children) of the decedent to make an anatomical gift decision.
In addition, the revised UAGA maintains ethical standards and
continues the prohibition against the same physician being involved
in both the treatment of the potential donor and the recovery of
organs, while ensuring that the most qualified professionals are
involved in the actual recovery of donated organs. The legislation also
maintains existing law requiring county coroners to cooperate with
organ procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to
Source: Donate Life California
recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, or
education.
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ELENA DE LA CRUZ
La carroza Done Vida/Donate Life del
Desfile de las Rosas 2008 cuenta este a o
con m s representaci n latina que nunca. El
pr ximo 1 de enero, diez latinos ser n hornados en la carroza de una manera u otra.
Los participantes que desfilar n sobre
la carroza, todos beneficiados por un
trasplante, ser n:
¥ Ozzie Herrera (Whittier, CA), de 49
a os, que recibi un ri n tras cinco
a os en di lisis.
¥ Sara L pez (Alburquerque, NM), una
joven de 18 a os que recibi un h gado a los 2.
¥ Indra Michaca (Moreno Valley), una
joven estudiante receptora de un h gado.
Latinos y donación
bers. In the absence of family members, the newly approved UAGA
expands the list of individuals who can make this decision to include
The shortage of organs is not due simply to a lack of giving,
Seis latinos en el Desfile de las Rosas 2008
lives. Through our involvement in this effort, we’ve also come to
enrollment of designated donors gives hope to those whose lives
As a result of our partnership with the DMV, each week
El Puente
Una secci n especial
para la comunidad latina
POR
ELENA DE LA CRUZ
Los latinos juegan un papel fundamental
en las donaciones que se realizan en el
área de servicio de OneLegacy, que
incluye los condados de Los Angeles,
Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Ventura, Santa Barbara y Kern.
¥ Jes s Nava (West Covina), embajador
de OneLegacy y beneficiado por un
trasplante de coraz n hace dos a os.
Asimismo, caminando junto a la carroza, sujetando un cord n que les conecta
a la fotograf a floral de su ser querido,
desfilar n:
¥ Josie Flores (Miami, FL) una joven de
30 a os que don los rganos de su
madre.
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¥ Eva P rez (Los Angeles, CA) una
madre de 42 a os cuyo hijo, Hern n
Aispuro salv varias vidas tras convertirse en donante.
Finalmente, los donantes Hern n
Aispuro, de 6 a os, Trinity Pereira, de 2
meses, Elizabeth Aguilar, de 19 a os, y
Juan J uregui, de 23, ser n honrados con
fotograf as florales colocadas a ambos
lados de la carroza.
(1) Josie Flores, (2) Ozzie Herrera, (3) Sara
López, (4) Indra Michaca (derecha) con su
hermana Zulma, (5) Jesus Nava y (6) Eva
Pérez. (7) La carroza Done Vida, La Vida
Despega.
En una reciente rueda de prensa, a la que
OneLegacy invitó a todos los medios de
comunicación de Los Angeles, se dio a
conocer que casi la mitad de los
donantes, el 47%, son latinos. Asimismo,
la tasa de consentimiento entre los latinos es la más alta en la historia: el 65% de
las familias latinas a las que se les brinda
la oportunidad de donar lo hacen.
Desafortunadamente, también son el
grupo étnico con mayor necesidad de un
transplante en California.
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Jorge: “Even in death he
continues to make a difference.”
Organ Donation Data
Following are key OneLegacy performance indicators through September 2007. (Source: OneLegacy data)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
TOTAL
Organ Donors
32
45
33
42
30
26
20
38
34
300
Kidneys Recovered
60
87
61
75
54
48
34
69
63
551
Kidneys Transplanted
50
68
55
64
47
41
26
58
48
457
Extra-Renals Recovered
38
78
60
81
68
43
31
49
43
491
Extra-Renals Transplanted
37
76
60
80
63
38
32
50
39
475
Hearts Transplanted
6
15
11
12
15
9
9
7
6
90
Livers Transplanted
24
37
30
33
23
15
18
25
25
230
Lungs Transplanted
5
13
13
22
19
9
2
11
7
101
Pancreases Transplanted
2
11
6
11
6
5
3
6
1
51
Consent Rate
65.0%
77.3%
59.1%
64.9%
50.8%
57.7%
54.2%
73.3%
66.1%
63.1%
Conversion Rate
68.9%
81.8%
66.7%
68.3%
56.6%
59.5%
61.8%
74.5%
73.9%
68.0%
Organs Recovered
98
165
121
156
122
91
65
118
106
1042
Organs Transplanted
87
144
115
144
110
79
58
108
87
932
Organs Recovered Per Donor
3.06
3.67
3.67
3.71
4.07
3.50
3.25
3.11
3.12
3.14
Organs Transplanted Per Donor
2.72
3.20
3.48
3.43
3.67
3.04
2.90
2.84
2.56
2.81
U.S. ORGAN TRANSPLANT
WAITING LIST STATISTICS
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USA
Kidney
Liver
Pancreas
Kidney/Pancreas
Heart
Lung
Heart/Lung
Intestine
15,650
3,740
166
505
333
194
15
27
73,908
16,748
1,645
2,322
2,690
2,294
108
225
Total
20,156
97,485
Source: UNOS. Based on OPTN data as of November 23, 2007
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commitment to both fitness and
academic excellence was admired
and respected by his peers. Jorge’s
marathon pursuits were featured in
the Los Angeles Times (dated
March 1, 2002) and his accomplishments were recognized as a
beacon of motivation for all youth.
Throughout his childhood and
early teens Jorge always expressed
a strong interest in one day becoming a policeman. He was an active
student and cadet in the Police
Academy Magnet Program at
Dorsey High School. He joined the
football team and made major contributions to the team’s winning
seasons.
Jorge’s compassionate side came to light when he was in the 10th
grade. When he told me, I want to become an organ donor, I did
not take it seriously. I thought, like always, he was playfully kidding
me. In the 11th grade during the school’s annual Red Cross Blood
Drive, Jorge donated blood and when he arrived home, he said,
Mom, I already registered myself to donate my organs.
On January 22, 2006, my life changed forever. He was admitted
to the hospital fatally wounded. On January 27, 2006, the doctors
declared him brain dead. It was then a nurse approached me, and
talked to me about donating his organs. I remembered what Jorge had
told me a year earlier. I found his California ID where I knew he had
placed the organ donor sticker. I realized right then that I had to
honor his wishes.
I agreed to donate his organs, allowing Jorge to make a valuable
difference in the lives of others. By donating his organs and tissue,
even in death Jorge continues to make a difference by giving hope
and life to others. OneLegacy made all the arrangements necessary
to fulfill the desire and wishes of my son.
Since my eight-year-old niece, KayCee, was born, Jorge was her
big brother. He took this nurturing role seriously and he would be
so proud to know that KayCee carries on his values. Like Jorge,
KayCee has become a big sister to Jorge’s children, and a very caring granddaughter to their grandma. KayCee is proud of her big
brother Jorge. She keeps him in her prayers and knows that Jorge is
now her guardian angel .
Message to Adults 50+:
Don’t Rule Yourself Out!
Research across the country reveals that a significant percentage of DMV customers 50 and older are ruling themselves out of
being designated donors, thinking that their age or medical conditions make them ineligible to donate.
In fact, there are relatively few conditions that automatically
rule out a potential organ or tissue donor, with HIV/AIDS and
metastasized cancer being two of the more common conditions.
Diabetes or ineligibility to donate blood do not automatically prohibit someone from donating organs and tissues.
In the greater Los Angeles area, in the first six months of 2007,
26% of organ donors were age 50 and older, 9% were age 60 and
older, and two were in their seventies. Among tissue donors, 67%
were age 50 and older, nearly half were age 60 and older, and 18%
were in their seventies, while the average age was 53.
The bottom line: if you want to help others, sign up on the
Donate Life California Registry online or through the DMV and
leave it to the medical professionals to determine whether or not
you can be a donor upon death. Until then, rest assured that your
decision to donate will be honored.
made me the happiest woman in the world. Many times I said it to
you. Jorge, my heart only knows pain for losing you but at the same
time I am so proud of you. Jorge, you unselfishly gave the gift of life
to others and hope to some. Because of your generousity and other
priceless things you did while you were alive, you are a hero . I do
not want to say goodbye to you but instead see you soon.
It is a powerful message that donors like my son give the rest of
us. A single donor makes the difference in the lives of many. Let’s
honor him and all of the organ donors by following their example
and make a commitment to donate our organs and/or tissue.
MINORITIES
Whenever someone says ’yes’ to donation, it’s something we
celebrate, said OneLegacy CEO and Executive Vice President
Tom Mone. It’s a very rare and special opportunity to leave such
a remarkable legacy. The choice to donate life makes a tremendous difference in our community - it saves lives, strengthens
families and helps our community.
Jorge, you are my Eternal Love . When you were born, you
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Hospital Referral Data
KERN COUNTY
Bakersfield Heart Hospital
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Delano Regional Medical Center
Kern County Coroner's Office
Kern Medical Center
Kern Valley Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Southwest Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
San Joaquin Community Hospital
14
0
18
5
0
64
0
57
0
1
22
0
1
0
0
14
0
6
0
0
5
0
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7
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
31
0
8
0
0
6
5
5
1
8
3
2
4
4
4
2
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
Brotman Medical Center
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Century City Doctor's Hospital
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Citrus Valley Intercommunity Hospital
Citrus Valley Med Ctr - Queen of the Valley
City of Angels Medical Center
City of Hope National Medical Center
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Garfield Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente West LA Med Ctr
Kindred Hospital Los Angeles
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
Montclair Hospital Medical Center
Monterey Park Hospital
Olympia Medical Center
OneLegacy Hospice (Home)
Pacific Alliance Medical Center
Queen of Angels / Hollywood Presb Med Ctr
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
St. Vincent Medical Center
Tri-City Regional Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica
UCLA Medical Center - Westwood
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
2
4
60
55
4
20
12
23
2
1
1
12
16
2
9
53
20
1
100
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
21
18
6
2
5
3
0
1
78
8
1
21
0
2
13
6
0
3
2
3
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
8
3
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
5
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1
0
0
0
11
0
0
1
0
2
7
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
3
26
2
0
3
3
5
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
8
8
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
15
0
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
0
4
0
0
9
2
3
3
1
5
0
0
1
0
4
2
9
5
3
0
11
1
70
3
0
0
1
0
10
3
3
1
3
0
1
2
5
0
0
1
Antelope Valley Hospital
Encino-Tarzana Regional Med Ctr, Tarzana
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
30
7
4
4
19
17
6
2
0
2
0
4
2
1
0
2
0
3
1
7
0
7
0
5
12
2
1
2
2
4
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Med Ctr
LA County Olive View / UCLA Medical Center
Lancaster Community Hospital
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mission Commty Hospital - Panorama City
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Med Ctr
Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Verdugo Hills Hospital
West Hills Regional Medical Center
48
8
9
2
9
15
0
29
4
32
0
21
7
5
6
11
2
1
0
1
4
0
6
0
12
0
3
0
2
0
8
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
6
0
2
0
2
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28
0
0
0
4
1
0
14
0
21
0
7
0
6
0
8
3
1
0
1
7
1
5
3
11
5
2
1
2
4
Beverly Hospital
Catalina Island Hospital
Centinela Freeman RMC, Centinela Campus
Centinela Freeman RMC, Marina Campus
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
Downey Regional Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Med Ctr
Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Med Ctr
Little Company of Mary - San Pedro Hospital
Long Beach Community Medical Center
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Miller Children's Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
VA Hospital - Long Beach
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
14
0
35
3
3
26
1
6
50
11
19
24
3
32
19
9
7
21
1
72
26
53
0
1
2
0
11
0
0
6
0
1
10
6
1
2
1
10
3
2
4
1
0
24
8
1
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2
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4
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4
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1
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13
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9
0
10
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14
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29
6
5
3
1
12
1
7
17
2
0
49
12
1
0
0
3
1
11
5
2
6
3
1
12
8
6
8
0
8
2
2
1
4
8
13
6
4
1
1
ORANGE COUNTY
Anaheim General Hospital
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
Chapman Medical Center
CHOC at Mission
Coastal Communities Hospital
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Med Ctr
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center
Huntington Beach Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Med Ctr
Kindred Hospital Westminster
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
1
21
2
20
1
6
36
6
33
0
2
47
2
3
7
15
0
2
0
5
0
2
2
0
8
0
0
10
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
6
0
0
4
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
0
11
0
0
14
0
0
6
13
1
6
2
0
0
0
2
3
15
4
3
3
0
4
2
7
81 Southland Hospitals Honored for Achieving
Organ, Tissue Donation Benchmarks
30 HOSPITALS ACHIEVE NATIONAL GOAL OF
75% ORGAN DONATION RATE
OneLegacy honored 81 Southland hospitals for their performance in support of organ and tissue donation at June’s Celebrating
Our Partners Donation and Transplantation Conference and
Awards Ceremony.
The awards reflect the success of the partnership between
OneLegacy and area hospitals energized by the national Organ
Donation and Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative, an initiative launched by the U.S Department of Health and Human
Services in 2003 to save and enhance thousands of lives annually by
spreading best practices to the nation’s largest hospitals.
Thirty hospitals achieved donation conversion rates of at least
75% over twelve consecutive months during the 23 months ending
April 30, more than double the number that achieved the benchmark
during a comparable period a year ago. In addition, fourteen hospitals achieved conversion rates of 65% to 74%, double the number
that achieved this second-tier threshold last year. Donation conversion rates represent the percentage of actual donors out of all eligible donors.
In addition, 24 hospitals were recognized for their extraordinary
support of tissue donation, providing life-saving and life-enhancing
gifts of tissue donation to the community. Honored hospitals either
referred six or more recovered tissue donors through the first four
months of 2007, or were among the leaders in complying with
guidelines to refer potential donors within one hour of death.
Also recognized were 24 hospitals which facilitated donation
after cardiac death (DCD).
Representatives of the 30 hospitals achieving a 75% conversion
rate celebrate in unision.
Achievement of 75% Conversion Rate*
Huntington Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kern Medical Center
Mercy Hospital
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
100%
75%
80%
100%
86%
100%
100%
80%
83%
75%
92%
75%
83%
75%
100%
83%
100%
82%
89%
86%
92%
100%
89%
100%
75%
83%
80%
100%
75%
75%
*Highest organ donation conversion rate achieved in one 12-month
period between 6/1/05 and 4/30/07
3
January 1 to December 31, 2006
Minorities Play Critical Role in Donation and Transplantation
PEOPLE OF COLOR ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT
TWO-THIRDS OF ORGAN DONORS AND
RECIPIENTS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA
New data released in July from OneLegacy and Donate Life
California, the administrator of the statewide organ and tissue donor
registry, confirm the critical role that minorities play in the fabric of
organ donation and transplantation in the Southland. Latinos
account for almost half of the donors (47%) in the area, while people of color account for about two-thirds of deceased organ donors
and transplant recipients.
The Southland’s Latino, African American and Asian communities benefit directly from the generosity of their own, with people of
color accounting for almost 80% of kidney recipients. Kidneys represent the organ of greatest need across all ethnicities. Interestingly,
the percentage of multicultural kidney transplant recipients is virtually identical to the percentage on the waiting list, which demon-
Latinos represent nearly half of kidney transplant candidates,
and the proportion of African Americans waiting for kidneys is twoand-a-half times their share of the general population. In addition,
Asians/Pacific Islanders represent 14% of kidney transplant candidates, which is substantially greater than their share of the general
population.
More than two-thirds of the more than 20,000 Californians on
the national organ transplant waiting list are Latino, African
American, or Asian/Pacific Islander.
In the face of the critical need for organ donation, minorities are
three times less likely than Caucasians to sign up as donors with the
state donor registry, according to Donate Life California.
Fortunately, area consent rates among Latinos (66%), African
Americans (46%) and Whites (72%) reached record levels in 2006,
and remain at similarly high levels in 2007.
Please see MINORITIES, Page 13
Crossroads
MILESTONES Shannon White and Tony Chavez
welcomed daughter Olivia Rose Chavez on
October 22…Laura Haddad delivered daughter
Katia on November 19...Angela Mascarenhas
gave birth to son Aidan on November 20.
WELCOME Los Angeles/Corporate: Rafael
Aguilar, Surgical Recovery Pulsatile Perfusion
Technician…Carlos Arias, Accountant I…
Carolina
Carrizosa,
Tissue
Recovery
Technician…Courtney Hernandez, Organ
Placement Coordinator…Amar Kapa, Per-Diem
Donor Recovery Coordinator…Baco Lam, Tissue
Recovery Technician…Karen Libs, Interim
Director of Hospital Services…Blanca Macias,
Manager of Donor Information…Esly Salazar,
Per-Diem Organ Placement Coordinator…
Deborah Tanner, Administrative Assistant,
Family Services. Bakersfield: Linda Baker,
Recovery Technician I. Long Beach: Steve
Hasty, Hospital Services Coordinator…Sandra
Haynes, Procurement Transplant Coordinator…
Ieesha
Johnson,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator…L.J.
Mutuc,
Procurement
2
Transplant Coordinator. Redlands: Gregory
Allen, Recovery Technician I…Aaron Cohen,
Manager
of
Recovery
&
Technical
Services…Kari
Monahan,
Procurement
Transplant Coordinator. Santa Ana: Mildred
Reid, Recovery Technician I…Lisa Rubalcava,
Tissue Recovery Technician I. Sherman Oaks:
Sandra
Bolleurs,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator…Daynine Bryant, Administrative
Assistant…Angelique Harris, Hospital Services
Coordinator…Ieesha
Johnson,
Hospital
Services Coordinator…Diamond Tanner,
Administrative Assistant…Monroe Tinker,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
ON THE MOVE The following employees have
recently transitioned to a new role and/or office
location within OneLegacy. Los Angeles: Prasad
Garimella, Chief Information Officer and Vice
President of Tissue Operations…Jason Hower,
Organ Placement Coordinator…Jennifer
Latham, HR Generalist. Long Beach: Scott
Bunting, In-House Coordinator...Mario Carrillo,
Family Care Coordinator...Mary Goodwin, InHouse Coordinator...Barbara Lake, In-House
Coordinator...Courtney Lepis, Procurement
Transplant Coordinator...Teresita Nuila, InHouse
Coordinator…Karleen
Samartan,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Kristina
strates the fairness of organ allocation rules.
Wheeler, Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
Redlands: Manvir Behniwal, Assistant Donor
Information
Coordinator...Scott
Bunting,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Dana
Castleberry, In-House Coordinator...Mary
Coronado,
Full-Time
Family
Care
Coordinator...Jenna Graciano, Quality Systems
Training Specialist...Ray Lin, Surgical Recovery
Coordinator...Juan Ramirez, Per Diem
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Alisa
Suarez, Per Diem Procurement Transplant
Coordinator...Danielle
Welzig,
Per-Diem
Procurement Transplant Coordinator...Terilynn
Whitaker, Tissue Recovery Coordinator…
Samantha
Wright,
Hospital
Services
Coordinator. Santa Ana: Adena Evans, Donor
Information Coordinator. Sherman Oaks: Robert
Coppel, Family Care Coordinator...Paula Lofy,
Procurement Transplant Coordinator... Michelle
Oxenham, Procurement Transplant Coordinator.
BEST WISHES We wish the following employees the best of luck in their future endeavors:
Venkat Alapati, Todd Aust, Lori Caris, Juan
Dominguez, Richard Fogel, Daren Herrick, Jesse
Mariscal, Seung Lee, Deena Murray, Kevin
Nguyen, Silviea Rosu, Christopher Salazar, Dave
Sander, Joan Savoldelli, Kandy Smith and
LaWanda Sweet-Buttleman.
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Orange County Coroner's Office
Placentia Linda Community Hospital
San Clemente Hospital
South Coast Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Jude Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
West Anaheim Medical Center
Western Medical Center Anaheim
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
2
0
1
18
0
0
16
17
101
3
11
63
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
20
0
2
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
12
0
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
40
0
3
48
3
15
6
6
2
3
8
7
7
0
2
13
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Barstow Community Hospital
Bear Valley Community Hospital
Chino Valley Medical Center
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
Corona Regional Medical Center
Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Valley Hospital
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Inland Valley Regional Medical Center
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Med Ctr
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Menifee Valley Medical Center
95
1
0
1
7
9
63
4
21
12
0
19
1
8
74
18
134
2
23
0
0
0
1
1
11
1
7
1
0
2
0
0
15
0
35
0
18
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10
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23
0
54
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0
0
0
2
15
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
66
0
7
6
1
4
4
6
12
10
5
19
3
7
2
1
4
7
17
2
Moreno Valley Community Hospital
Palo Verde Community Hospital
Parkview Community Hospital Med Ctr
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Redlands Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Coroner's Office
Riverside County Regional Med Center
San Bernardino County Coroner's Office
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
St. Bernardine Medical Center
St. Mary Regional Medical Center
Vencor Hospital - Ontario
Victor Valley Community Hospital
0
0
7
5
4
34
0
67
42
0
3
60
7
4
6
0
0
0
1
0
10
0
13
7
0
1
0
0
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0
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7
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8
4
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0
0
0
4
0
20
0
15
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
5
0
5
11
18
9
13
11
3
2
6
0
4
SANTA BARBARA & VENTURA COUNTIES
Commty Memorial Hosp of San Buenaventura
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Lompoc District Hospital
Marian Medical Center
Santa Paula Memorial Hospital
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura County Medical Examiner
6
1
0
11
18
2
16
0
12
3
35
14
0
1
0
0
3
4
1
5
0
5
1
9
3
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
5
0
4
0
4
1
0
2
0
0
8
6
0
12
0
13
0
14
3
0
5
1
2
3
13
0
7
1
6
0
8
1
1
2705
505
300
927
772
TOTAL
Riverside County Regional Medical Center Receives Life Bridge Award
On July 25, OneLegacy was privileged to bestow
our hall of fame honor, the Life Bridge Award, to
(RCRMC) for their meaningful and extraordinary
impact on organ and tissue donation.
RCRMC has exceeded the Collaborative coversion rate goal (75%) for two years running. In 2006,
RCRMC s 19 organ donors placed them among the
top five in the seven-county greater Los Angeles
area, and their 83% conversion rate was the highest
of any hospital with 10 or more eligible donors.
RCRMC also facilitated the Inland Empire s first
donation after cardiac death (DCD).
The hospital s extraordinary results are due to
close cooperation between the services and departments represented by the team pictured at right,
including the hospital s Donor Advisory Council.
Hospital services coordinator Louis Jackson (far left) and hospital services
supervisor Mike Thomas (far right) present the OneLegacy Life Bridge Award to
Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Representing the hospital are Loyal
Ward, Chaplain; Paul Woodward, Trauma Nurse Manager; Josie Hobbs, ACCU
Nurse Manager; Luis Orozco, Administrator; Louise O'Rourke, OR Nurse Manager;
Kim Baumgarten, ED Nurse Manager; and Douglas Bagley, Director/CEO.
15
Management Team
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Finance
Prasad Garimella
Anita Corliss
Vice President of Human Resources
Bryan Stewart
Vice President of Communications
Esther-Marie Carmichael
Director, Governance and
Governmental Affairs
Jeff Fleming
Director, Family Services
Karen Libs
Interim Director, Hospital Services
Vicki Simmons
Director, Information Technology
Maria Stadtler
Director, Research Partnerships
Jim Trisch
Director, Recovery and Transplant Services
Sherry Watson
Director, Quality Assurance and
Performance Improvement
800-338-6112
24-hour line for routine
notification or donor referrals
www.onelegacy.org
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Renee Hawthorne
Chief Operating Officer and
Vice President of Operations
PERMIT #32574
Bobby Patton
221 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Chief Information Officer and
Vice President of Tissue Operations
Alan Cochran
Vice President of Quality Systems
Return Service Requested
Minorities’ Critical
Role in Donation
81 Southland
Hospitals Honored
Organ Donor Data
El Puente
2007 Donate Life
Run/Walk Recap
Community Events
Donate Life
California Registry
Hits 2 Million Mark
Hospital Donor &
Referral Data
2
3
4
5
6
8-9
12
14
Fall 2007
We thank Assemblywoman
consent
registry
that
allows
Please see UAGA, Page 12
be organ and tissue donors upon death, and does-
Californians to make a legally binding decision to
first-person
California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry is a
Like most other states, the Donate Life
legislation that is consistent with other states.
donation into one standardized, uniform piece of
ership in bringing California’s existing laws on
Lieber and Assemblyman Berryhill for their lead-
donor registry.
administers the state-authorized organ and tissue
president of Donate Life California, which
or family’s choice to donate, said Bryan Stewart,
cause delay or stand in the way of an individual
legal ambiguities and family dynamics that can
every single donation opportunity by clarifying
The revised UAGA helps make the best of
revised in 1987.
20th state to adopt the law. The law was last
and bioethical practices and makes California the
donation law up to contemporary medical, legal,
California’s revised UAGA brings California
Assemblyman Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto),
(D-Mountain View) and heart recipient and
tisan bill by Speaker Pro Tempore Sally Lieber
uniformity to state organ donation laws. A bipar-
that is part of a nationwide movement to bring
revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA),
signed Assembly Bill 1689, also known as the
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Oct. 13
CALIFORNIA JOINS NATIONWIDE
MOVEMENT TO BRING UNIFORMITY
TO ORGAN DONATION LAWS
Gov. Schwarzenegger
Signs Revised UAGA
Please see XXX, Page 13
Jorge was a sports enthusiast and he had a
great love for the outdoors and drawing. He
loved playing baseball, basketball and of
course, football. When Jorge was sixteen he
met his mentor and science teacher, Dr.
Ramsey who challenged him and a few of his
classmates to run the Los Angeles Marathon.
As expected, Jorge took on the challenge. For
months he would rise at four in the morning to
do his training. He successfully completed the
marathon and his dedication, persistence and
Jorge David Gonzaga passed away at the
young age of 20. He was an amicable and
kind-spirited man with a jovial personality and
a big heart. Jorge was always willing to lend a
helping hand and easily made friends and was
adored by all who met him. He had the greatest sense of humor and the biggest smile that
always made you forget your worries.
BY YOLANDA GONZAGA
Jorge Gonzaga
The community newsletter of OneLegacy, the non-profit
organ and tissue recovery organization serving the greater Los Angeles area
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