Mid-America Transplant Services
Mid-America Transplant Services
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Mission
MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT ENABLES ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO RECEIVE LIFESAVING GIFTS THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, IT HAS FACILITATED AND COORDINATED ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND SERVES 84 COUNTIES COVERING EASTERN MO, SOUTHERN IL AND NORTHEAST AR THAT TOGETHER ARE HOME TO 4.7 MILLION PEOPLE. IT SAVES LIVES BY PROVIDING EXPERT AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR ORGAN DONORS, RECIPIENTS AND FAMILIES, AND TRANSFORMS THE CLINICAL PROCESSES REQUIRED TO RECOVER AND TRANSPLANT ORGANS AND TISSUES. MID-AMERICA WAS THE FIRST SUCH ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S. TO USE AN IN-HOUSE OPERATING ROOM FOR ORGAN RECOVERY AND PIONEERED INNOVATIVE MODELS OF INCREASING DONOR REGISTRY ENROLLMENT IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE ORGANS AND TISSUES TO THOSE IN NEED. IT IS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED AS ONE OF 58 SUCH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S., A THREE-TIME MISSOURI QUALITY AWARD RECIPIENT, AND THE FIRST ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE.
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MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT'S PURPOSE IS TO MAKE MORE LIFESAVING TRANSPLANTS A REALITY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS AND THE COURAGE OF TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMUNITY-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT SETS POLICY FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND IS COMPOSED OF HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES, PHYSICIANS, DONOR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING ETHICS, RELIGION, AND LAW. MID-AMERICA IS STAFFED BY 170 EMPLOYEES. IN 2018, NEARLY 30,000 DEATH REFERRALS WERE ASSESSED BY MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT FOR POTENTIAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. UPON REFERRAL BY A HOSPITAL, THE CLINICAL TEAM COLLABORATES WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE TIMELY ON-SITE ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND COORDINATION OF POTENTIAL DONORS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE FAMILY. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT STAFF MEMBERS OVERSEE ALLOCATIONS OF ORGANS. IN 2018, GIFTS GIVEN BY 196 GENEROUS ORGAN DONORS ALLOWED MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT TO COORDINATE 629 LIFESAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. IN ADDITION TO ORGAN DONATION, TISSUE DONATION IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SAVE LIVES. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT COORDINATES THE RECOVERY OF TISSUE, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE IN NEED OF CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS TO RESTORE SIGHT, AS WELL AS SKIN AND BONE DONATIONS TO REPAIR INJURIES. IN 2018, 1,977 TISSUE DONORS PROVIDED HEALING FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH GENEROUS GIFTS OF SKIN, BONE, VEIN, HEART VALVE, AND CORNEA DONATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ONSITE LABORATORY SERVICES ALLOW MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT TO CONDUCT INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING MORE EFFICIENTLY AND MAXIMIZE THE PLACEMENT OF SAFE ORGANS AND TISSUES. THE MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT BUILDING HOUSES A CRITICAL CARE UNIT WITH THREE FULLY EQUIPPED ORS WHERE DONOR MANAGEMENT OCCURS. THE KEY CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDE X-RAY, AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION CAPABILITIES AND A CT SCANNER. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT OPERATES UNDER A HIGHLY REGULATED ENVIRONMENT AND FOLLOWS KEY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS BY 13 AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES APPLY FOR FIRE AND SANITATION MEASURES; AND BIOHAZARD TRASH DISPOSAL MEETS ALL LOCAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT IS INSPIRED TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NAMED A RECIPIENT OF THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD. MID-AMERICA ADOPTED IN 2005 THE BALDRIGE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE TO IMPROVE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES. SINCE THEN, THESE PRINCIPLES HELPED THE ORGANIZATION INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ORGANS TRANSPLANTED MORE THAN 100 PERCENT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BONE DONORS BY 88 PERCENT. AIDING THE CLINICAL PROCESS IS THE HOSPITAL SERVICES (HS) STAFF, WHICH INTERACTS WITH THE AREA HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION. THESE PERSONNEL DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OVER 120 HOSPITALS AND NUMEROUS PHYSICIANS AND NURSES. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HS STAFF ENSURE A POSITIVE PRESENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT IS A RESOURCE FOR HOPE AND HEALING. ITS' COORDINATORS FROM THE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND DONOR SERVICES DEPARTMENTS COMPASSIONATELY WORK WITH FAMILIES AT THE TIME OF THEIR LOVED ONE'S DEATH, OFFERING EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT DURING THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. FOLLOWING THE DONATION, THE AFTERCARE PROGRAM SERVES AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION, PROVIDING TOOLS TO HELP FAMILIES WITH THEIR GRIEF JOURNEY AND OFFERING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROVIDING BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MATERIALS AND WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT THROUGH REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FAMILIES OF DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES SUPPLIES FOR DONOR REGISTRY DRIVES UPON REQUEST. THE INFORMATION SUMMARIZES CRITICAL TOPICS AND IDENTIFIES MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT'S ROLE AS A PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION AND ASSISTS WITH GETTING THE MESSAGE OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION TO STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE ALSO USED TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT DONATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO ENROLL ON THE NATIONAL DONOR REGISTRY. MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT MAINTAINS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, TRAINING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY DONATION TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE CAUSE BY ENGAGING THEM IN OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORY AND PUT A "FACE" TO ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS ITS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. THE MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS, DONOR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF ORGANS AND TISSUES; AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RECIPIENTS AND DONOR FAMILIES. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED COMFORTABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY APARTMENT LIVING TO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT PROVIDED GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS PURSUING CRITICAL CARE NURSING CAREERS IN ST. LOUIS AND SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, AND FUNERAL HOME STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS PURSUING MORTUARY SCIENCE CAREERS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA. THE FOUNDATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ITS RECIPIENT FUND ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH MEDICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE PREVENT THE PATIENT FROM RECEIVING A LIFESAVING TRANSPLANT. IT PROVIDED RESEARCH FUNDING FOR PROJECTS SEEKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFESAVING IMPACT OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “See schedule o”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Mid-america transplant enables adults and children to receive lifesaving gifts through organ and tissue donations. for over 40 years, it has facilitated and coordinated organ and tissue donation, and serves 84 counties covering eastern mo, southern il and northeast ar that together are home to 4.7 million people. it saves lives by providing expert and compassionate care for organ donors, recipients and families, and transforms the clinical processes required to recover and transplant organs and tissues. mid-america was the first such organization in the u.s. to use an in-house operating room for organ recovery and pioneered innovative models of increasing donor registry enrollment in an effort to provide organs and tissues to those in need. it is federally designated as one of 58 such organizations in the u.s., a three-time missouri quality award recipient, and the first organ procurement organization to receive the malcolm baldrige national quality award for performance excellence.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is MO.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 1110 HIGHLANDS PLAZA DR EAST NO 100, ST LOUIS, MO, 63110 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 234 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$5,476,731.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1974.
- The organization pays $16,862,719 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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