Mar 27, 2020 | News, Special Appeal
Dr. Lilian Lam is a microbiologist, and received her transplant amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Alin Gragossian received her transplant just over a year ago, and is an emergency medicine resident at the frontlines in the fight against the outbreak. We are currently...
Mar 27, 2020 | News, Press, Press Releases, Special Appeal
Dr. Lilian Lam is a microbiologist, and received her transplant amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Alin Gragossian received her transplant just over a year ago, and is an emergency medicine resident at the frontlines in the fight against the outbreak. Two heart...
Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
March 20, 2020 To Our Patients, During this time of uncertainty, we want you to know you are not alone. In the midst of an extremely unsettling time for our country and local communities as a result of the continued spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S., National...
Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Across the country, social distancing is providing much needed protection. Social distancing also prevents our volunteers from hosting fundraising events. Due to COVID-19, NFT postponed one of its largest annual fundraisers. The impact, in many cases, will...
Mar 2, 2020 | News, Press Releases
The year 2019 was a record-breaker for living donor transplants. In a recent update to those astonishing numbers, UNOS took a look at hospitals leading the way in living donor liver transplants. According to a newly released report, “61 transplant hospitals across...
Jan 29, 2020 | News, Press, Press Releases
The year 2019 was the 7th consecutive record-breaking year for transplants. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) close to 40,000 transplants were performed nationwide with nearly 7,400 of those being “living donor” transplants. The number of...
Jan 14, 2020 | News, Press, Press Releases
Living donors are transforming organ and tissue donations in the United States. While transplants from living donors have been around for a while, many transplant patients are unfamiliar with this option. Transplant centers are empowering patients through education...
Dec 10, 2019 | News, Press Releases
When results matter, patients across the country turn to the National Foundation for Transplants when they need help raising funds to cover medical cost. Since 1983, we’ve helped more than 2,300 patients receive a second chance at life. According to the NonProfit...
Dec 5, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Darcy, a trained radiation-oncology research specialist and a Pennsylvania farm girl, says she has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season including an awesome family, great friends, and a new heart. Recently, her circle of supporters threw a barn dance...
Dec 3, 2019 | News, Press Releases
I was born with Cystic Fibrosis. It is a hereditary disease that affects the lungs and digestive system and can literally take your breath away. It attacked my lungs when I was just nine-years old. Today, I’m in my thirties. I have an undergraduate degree and am...
