Ventura County / West Valley Chapter
Transplant Recipients International Organization

Transplant Centers in the Los Angeles basin:

        

      

Patient Resources:

 All patients accepted onto a transplant hospital's waiting list are registered with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Organ Center, where a centralized computer network links all organ procurement organizations and transplant centers in the United States.  The UNOS site will provide statistics, news articles and a description of the MELD (Model for End-stage Liver Disease) system and a MELD calculator to determine your place on the waiting list. www.unos.org 
United Transplant Organ Association provides educational, emotional and financial support to pre- and post-transplant patients. www.uota.org 
Drugs.com www.drugs.com   This web site provides prescription drug information for consumers and healthcare professionals. 
The American Liver Foundation is the only national, voluntary non-profit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating and curing hepatitis and all liver diseases through research, education and support groups.  www.liver411.org 
The Children's Liver Association for Support Services, is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to the emotional, educational, and financial needs of families coping with childhood liver disease and transplantation.  It is to be both a service to families and a valuable resource for the medical community.  www.classkids.org 
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization which seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and we;;-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. www.kidney.org 

This link will take you directly to the American Heart Association's information page on heart transplants and statistics.  For the full report on the American Heart Association, go to The American Heart Association's main page or www.americanheart.org
The American Lung Association of California.   www.lungusa.org 


 

 

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