Nevada Donor Network (NDN) is a nonprofit organ procurement organization based in Nevada that recovered organs from 202 donors in 2021, resulting in 474 transplants. However, over 90% of donated organs from Nevada currently leave the state due to limited transplant services in Nevada. NDN's vision is to 'End the Wait' for Nevadans needing transplants by expanding transplantation services in Nevada beyond the current kidney transplant program in Las Vegas. This would stimulate economic growth, create jobs, and improve healthcare outcomes for Nevadans by keeping more donated organs in-state.

1. Elevating
Healthcare in
Nevada
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2. About Nevada Donor Network
Nevada Donor Network (NDN) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Organ
Procurement Organization (OPO) founded in 1987. NDN passionately
serves its mission to save and heal lives through organ, eye and tissue
donation.
Our record-breaking success is based on internationally recognized
standards for heroic donors and lifesaving transplants per million of
population served. In 2021, we recovered lifesaving gifts from 202
heroic organ donors, resulting in 474 organs transplanted. Donated
tissues such as skin, bone and heart valves can provide healing for
those facing life-threatening injuries. We recovered gifts from 810 tissue
donors, which have helped restore function, mobility and improved
the quality of life for thousands of grateful recipients around the
world. Further, 1,273 heroic cornea donors gave the gift of sight to 1,775
recipients.
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“We are proud of the performance metrics that our team
at Nevada Donor Network has recorded over the past year.
As one of the nation’s top performing OPO’s we would not be
where we are today without the selfless donor heroes in our
community as well as their courageous families. We encourage
all Nevadans to learn more about organ, eye and tissue
donation and to register to become heroes.”
- Joe Ferreira
Nevada Donor Network President & CEO

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Nevada Donor Network (NDN)
is the only organ procurement
organization (OPO) based entirely
in Nevada with offices located
in both Reno and Las Vegas. We
commit 100% of our resources to
serving the needs of Nevadans,
which sets us apart from other
organizations who operate in
Nevada, but primarily serve
California.
The care you get when
you choose our team:
· Each referral is handled by local team
members.
· Every recovery is coordinated by local
team members.
· Gifts graciously donated by heroic
Nevadans have a greater chance of
helping fellow Nevadans in need.
· Educational opportunities and materials
provided by local team members at no
cost (web-based and in-person
learning opportunities, including
continuing education credits).
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5. “The Nevada State Police is honored to partner with Nevada Donor Network. Their
organization serves a vital mission that they manage with compassion for every
individual involved. We look forward to continued partnership with Nevada Donor
Network and our Nevada communities in giving the gift of life.”
Serving Our Community
- George Togliatti
Director, Nevada State Police
We work closely with a variety of tissue processors, including the first
Nevada-based tissue processor, Origin Biologics, which allows the
opportunity for more healing gifts donated by heroic Nevadans to stay within
our state and heal other Nevadans.
We have built and maintained strong relationships with a variety of partners
who help make the opportunity of donation possible for all Nevadans – even
in the most rural areas of our state. These partnerships include:
· Medical Examiners’ & Coroners’ Offices
· Hospices & Funeral Homes
· Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Providers
· Law Enforcement Agencies
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8. In 2021, more than 40,000 organ transplants were performed in the United States. Yet,
every nine minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting list. With a growing need
for organs, and a limited supply, transplant centers must take risks on lower-quality organs
for their patients. In Nevada, this situation is reversed. As a leading organ procurement
organization (OPO), Nevada Donor Network’s (NDN) recovery of organs in Nevada far
exceeds the current waitlist, yet over 90% of all lifesaving organs donated by the
heroic families of Nevada are leaving our state. As the only Nevada-based OPO, NDN’s
core purpose is to save and heal lives through organ, eye and tissue donation, serving more
than three million people in the state of Nevada and thousands of recipients across the
country.
NDN is working to ‘End The Wait’ for Nevadans in need of a life-saving transplant by
expanding transplantation services, which are currently limited to a kidney transplant
program in Las Vegas. The vision to expand transplantation services in Nevada represents
an important milestone to create more collaborative and robust healthcare offerings.
Enhancing transplantation services requires a multi-pronged approach that reaches
beyond NDN. Support is required from both the public and private sectors. Through
highly integrated partnerships with hospitals throughout the state, expanded
transplantation services will contribute to growth in the healthcare sector. This will
also stimulate economic development, increase research and commercialization
and create an expanded physician workforce. The community will benefit greatly
from innovations in patient care, increased access, lower costs and a quality of care that
meets the demands of the community. The strategy for the development of a robust
transplantation program is predicated on establishing Las Vegas and Reno as regional
healthcare destinations while recognizing the need to enhance the economic vitality of
each region’s healthcare system.
Foundation
The Dream to
‘END THE WAIT’
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9. The transplant institute will be a network of hospitals and entities working together
to plug into existing hospital systems and infrastructure while utilizing equipment
that is currently available and in place. Philanthropic funding from the community will
primarily go into funding the necessary transplants needed to become accredited and
investing in the overall infrastructure. Although at an advantage both in terms of supply
and geography, the level of expertise needed to provide transplant services does not exist
in our state. Transplant surgery, hepatology, and anesthesia are three services that
would need to be recruited for and developed. In addition to the physicians needed,
the expertise required to care for these critically ill patients and to support the complex
procedure itself will need to be developed. This is an achievable task that will provide a
service that is currently not available in our state while elevating the level of healthcare.
Nevadans will no longer have to travel out of state to meet their transplantation
needs. This valuable resource will now be available here locally. By 2040, this could
potentially add $356 million to the regional economy, create 2,845 new jobs and
provide $33.8 million in state and local government revenue. In conclusion, expanding
transplantation services in Nevada will have a significant positive impact on the health,
wellbeing, and quality of life of Nevadans as it expands the economy, adds thousands of
new jobs, and provides millions in government revenue.
591 NEVADANS ARE WAITING FOR:
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INTESTINE
Massiel Smith
Nevadan & Kidney Recipient

10. WE ARE
Join us to make MORE
possible for Nevada
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PROUD
NEVADANS