Resources
The Transplant Team of CT is grateful for the partnerships and support of our peer organizations. We invite you to visit their sites to learn about the work they do.
The Connecticut Coalition for Organ and Tissue Donation (CCOTD), dba Donate Life Connecticut, was established in 1985. The statewide coalition is comprised of volunteers who share an interest in public education about organ, eye, and tissue donation and increasing the number of transplants that save lives. The membership body includes donor families, transplant recipients, and allied health professionals who advocate for organ, eye, and tissue donation.
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The mission of Donate Life CT is to help save and improve lives through the miracle of organ and tissue donation. To accomplish this, they work to increase the number of registered organ and tissue donors through public education and awareness. They also provide information about living donation, allowing healthy individuals to donate safely and helping shorten the waitlist. They continue to be a platform to enable those in need of a transplant to share their stories as a means to educate on the need for organ transplantation and donors.
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Visit Donate Life CT.
New England Donor Services (NEDS) coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont and Bermuda. Through its federally designated organ procurement organization, New England Organ Bank (NEOB), and its centralized tissue donation services operation, NEDS serves thousands of donor families each year who have generously made the choice to donate and honors the decision of those who registered as donors and gave the gift of life.
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Operating one of the 56 OPOs that make up the nation’s donation system, NEDS works with nearly 200 hospitals and serves 14 million people in our region, screening nearly 50,000 potential donor referrals annually. Working sensitively with the donor families, NEDS staff leads donation authorization discussions, maintains medical support of potential donors, coordinates recovery surgeries, allocates organs according to the national transplant waiting list and directs transport of organs to transplant centers and tissues to processors.
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Yale New Haven Transplantation Center (YNHTC) is a destination center for patients from around the world who are candidates for liver, kidney, and heart transplantation.
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Their reputation as one of the nation’s top transplant centers results from delivering care to hundreds of adults and children each year. Their survival rates among organ transplant recipients consistently rank among the best in the United States. YNHTC is a major referral center for other transplant programs facing particularly challenging cases and the region’s leader in evaluating and treating advanced liver disease.
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They have a thriving living donor program for kidney and liver transplants, offering patients excellent outcomes and long-term quality of life.
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Their team of renowned transplant specialists is committed to providing patients with the highest quality of care and innovative treatments, allowing them to return to a full and productive life.
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The Hartford Hospital Transplant Program began in 1971 after surgeons completed the first kidney transplant in Connecticut. As the program continued to evolve as the leader of transplant services in the region, the first successful heart transplant in Connecticut was performed at Hartford Hospital in November of 1984.
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As the largest transplant program in Connecticut, Hartford Hospital's team of specialists provides expert pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-operative care for liver, heart, and kidney transplantation. The program utilizes state-of-the-art technology, cutting-edge surgical techniques, and personalized treatment plans tailored to each individual and family.
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The Hartford Hospital Transplant Program's mission is to improve all health and healing. Their approach to patient care utilizes their multidisciplinary team's enormous talents and resources. Specialized medical and surgical providers work hand in hand with nurses, the psychosocial team, financial coordinators, pharmacists, and community providers.
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