| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 1, 4A, 4B, & 4C |
MIDWEST TRANSPLANT NETWORK (MTN) FIRST BEGAN OPERATION AS MIDWEST ORGAN BANK IN 1973. INITIALLY INCORPORATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED TISSUE TYPING LABORATORY AND KIDNEY RECOVERY PROGRAM BY PHYSICIANS DEDICATED TO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF END STATE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS, WE BECAME ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST INDEPENDENT ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS (OPO). AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE 1984 NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT, THE HEALTH CARE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION (HCFA) CERTIFIED OUR ORGANIZATION AS AN OPO AND DESIGNATED AN EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AREA THAT INCLUDED THE STATE OF KANSAS AND MORE THAN 60 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI. WITHIN OUR DONATION SERVICE AREA (DSA), WE SERVE A POPULATION OF 5.5 MILLION AND HAVE SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 230 HOSPITALS. FIVE OF THOSE HOSPITALS ARE TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND INCLUDE THE CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER, SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (COLUMBIA, MO), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL. AT THE URGING OF HOSPITALS IN OUR AREA, WE EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO INCLUDE TISSUE AND EYE RECOVERY AND IN 1999 CHANGED OUR NAME TO MIDWEST TRANSPLANT NETWORK TO BETTER DESCRIBE THE EXPANDED NATURE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED. MTN IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (UNOS) AND PARTICIPATES IN THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANT NETWORK (OPTN) THAT IS OVERSEEN BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA). GOVERNANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED BY A GOVERNING BOARD WHICH IS COMPRISED OF BUSINESS LEADERS, PHYSICIANS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AN ADVISORY BOARD OF INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN DONATION, TRANSPLANTATION, HEALTHCARE AND OTHER DISCIPLINES PROVIDES ADVICE TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION IS DELEGATED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. MTN'S PRIMARY PUROPSE IS TO FACILITATE THE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION PROCESS WHEN A PERSON DIES AT A HOSPITAL WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA. IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, MTN'S HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF WORK WITH PHYSICIANS TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DONATION OF ORGANS, TISSUES AND EYES TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR TRANSPLANTATION, RESEARCH OR MEDICAL STUDY. APPROPRIATE CONSENTS OR AUTHORIZATIONS ARE OBTAINED AND THE PROCESS TO COMPLETE THE RECOVERY OF DONATED GIFTS IN INITIATED. AFTER DEATH IS PRONOUNCED, THE POTENTIAL DONOR IS TREATED TO ENSURE THAT ORGAN FUNCTION IS MAINTAINED PRIOR TO RECOVERY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNOS POLICY, ORGAN RECIPIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE SURGICAL RECOVERY IS COMPLETED, AND ORGANS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS. VITAL ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT INCLUDE HEART, LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS, AND SMALL BOWEL. AS REQUIRED BY THE FDA UNDER THE HUMAN CELLS, TISSUES, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS (HCT/PS) REGULATIONS, MTN IS REGISTERED AS A TISSUE ESTABLISHMENT AND UNDERGOES REGULAR INSPECTIONS. MTN WORKS UNDER CONTRACT WIH SEVERAL TISSUE PROCESSORS, EYE BANKS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOVER TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANT, AND RECOVER TISSUES AND ORGANS FOR RESEARCH. TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANT INCLUDE SKIN, BONE, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, BLOOD VESSELS, HEART VALVES, CORNEA, AND EYES. RESEARCH ORGANS AND TISSUES MAY INCLUDE THOSE LISTED OR OTHERS SPECIFIED BY THE RESEARCHER. THE TISSUE BANKS WE CONTRACT WITH GIVE PRIORITY ACCESS TO TISSUE FROM OUR DONORS TO HOSPITALS LOCATED IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE TISSUE BANKS INCLUDE MUSCULOSKELETAL TARNSPLANT FOUNDATION, RTI DONOR SERVICES, CRYOLIFE, LIFENET, IIAM AND NATIONAL DISEASE RESEARCH INTERCHANGE. MTN WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH SAVING SIGHT AND THE KANSAS EYE BANK AND RESEARCH CENTER TO MAXIMIZE THE GIFT OF EYE AND CORNEA DONATION. MTN IS AN ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS (AATB). PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL NEED FOR DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL OF OUR ORGANIZATION. MTN STAFF WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND UTILIZE OUR TRAINED GROUP OF "AMBASSADORS" TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EYE BANKS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO BRING THE MESSAGE OF LIVESAVING DONATION TO A BROADER MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES WHICH OPERATES THE STATE'S DONOR REGISTRY, NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, DONATE LIFE AMERICA, AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION, GIFT OF LIFE, AND THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN SUPPORT OF THE PRIMARY MISSION INCLUDE: - HOSPITAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL STAFF EDUCATION/TRAINING - CONSULTATION TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STAET REGULATIONS - INFECTIOUS DISEASE LABORATORY TESTING FOR ORGAN DONORS - HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LABROATORY TESTING SERVICES FOR ORGAN AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS TO MATCH DONORS AND RECIPIENTS MTN STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE OPERATIONS THROUGH A FORMAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS FULFULLED IN EACH DAY'S ACTIVITY BY CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. MTN'S VISION IS "LEADING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION THROUGH EXCELLENCE, QUALITY, AND PARTNERSHIPS." THE RESULT OF 40 PLUS YEARS OF LIFESAVING WORK IS SEEN EVERY DAY IN THE REGION'S HOSPITALS, IN COOMMUNITIES MTN SERVES, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN ENRICHED BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF SOMEONE ELSE. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.