Organ Services

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Transplant coordinators who are usually either registered nurses or physician assistants staff DCIDS organ recovery programs.

Each coordinator is provided the opportunity to obtain American Board of Transplant Coordinators (ABTC) certification after their first year of employment. To date, all organ recovery coordinators that have been with DCIDS greater than one year are Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinators (CPTC).

DCIDS coordinators have coordinated over 2550 organ donations since 1971. This effort has provided thousands of organs for transplant. DCIDS consistently performs above the national average in donors per million population.

Our organ recovery efforts provide for both local and distant (import) recovery services. Locally, DCIDS coordinators provide the following services when a referral is made from a hospital:

Family counseling

	Onsite donor evaluation & management
	Coordination of organ recovery and placement

	Audit donor billing
	Written feedback to hospital personnel and donor family members
	Bereavement services to families

DCIDS coordinators provide services to local transplant centers for non-renal organ offers from outside the local service area:

	Donor information screening
	Communication with recipient centers and transplant surgeons
	Air and ground transportation arrangements
	Accompanying transplant team to donor locations
	Post transplant follow-up communication with recipient center

DCIDS coordinators educate hospital personnel and physicians regarding donation and transplantation. DCIDS coordinators assist with death record reviews in conjunction with hospital services personnel.

Regional Offices

Golden State Donor Services 1.916.567.1600 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Fax 1.916.567.8300

Mountain Region Donor Services 1.423.915.0808 Referrals 1.888.562.3774 Fax 1.423.915.1170

New Mexico Donor Services 1.505.843.7672 Referrals 1.800.843.7672 Fax 1.505.343.1828

Sierra Eye and Tissue Donor Services 1.916.569.0200 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Distribution 1.800.435.5780 Fax 1.916.569.0300

Tennessee Donor Services Nashville 1.615.234.5251 1.888.234.4440 Referrals 1.800.969.4438 Fax 1.615.320.1655

Tennessee Donor Services Chattanooga 1.423.756.5736 Fax 1.423.756.5904

Tennessee Donor Services Knoxville 1.865.588.1031 Fax 1.865.588.5903

Tennessee Donor Services Jackson 1.731.425.6393

Our Corporate Office

DCIDS Organ Services 1.888.234.4440

DCIDS Tissue Services 1.888.234.4399

DCIDS Tissue Orders 1.888.216.0319