Giving Life a Second Chance
Through Organ & Tissue Donation

Transplant Patients

Transplant Patients

Each year, thousands of men, women and children in this area receive a life-saving transplant. At the same time, thousands more continue to wait. Gift of Life offers support and advocacy to help reduce the waiting list.

Understanding the Waiting List

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All patients in need of organ transplants are on a single national list. Gift of Life Donor Program coordinates organ donations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.


 

Living Donation Program

Image of Dan Caruso, left, donated a kidney to Kim Montalvo for an "unrelated living donor" transplant.

Learn more about your options for a live donor transplant or the ability to donate an organ to help someone in need.

 

Gift of Life Stories

Image of Through organ donation, Sipho Tembla saved the lives of several others.

His Name Means Gift of Hope: Sipho was my gift, and he brought hope to six others people at his death...

 

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A Heart in the Nick of Time: As she lay in the operating room awaiting a transplant, her embattled heart stopped...

 

Organ Transplant Resource Map

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Learn about the hospitals in the region where organ transplants are performed or locate a transplant support or volunteer group near you.

 

Gift of Life Family House

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Welcoming Transplant Families Home

Family House will provide critically needed support programs and temporary lodging for organ transplant patients and their families.

 

Gift of Life Family House

Image of Gift of Life Family House, under development at 4th and Callowhills Streets in Philadelphia, will offer temporary lodging and support programs for transplant patients and their families.
Lodging & Support for Transplant Families

Thousands of patients come to Philadelphia hospitals every year needing life-saving organ transplants. Many come from out of state or travel great distances. Family House is a refuge for patients and their families who are on this journey.

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