Transplant Patients And Families Reunite For Annual Picnic At Adventhealth

In recognition of National Donate Life Month, nearly 300 transplant patients and their families enjoyed AdventHealth’s 2024 transplant reunion today at AdventHealth Orlando. The picnic brings together organ donors and recipients, and the doctors, nurses and other caregivers who helped them during their transplant journey.
 
More than 103,000 people are waiting for a lifesaving transplant in the U.S., according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Of those, more than 500 are being cared for by teams at the AdventHealth Transplant Institute.
 
The Transplant Institute team works closely with OurLegacy, the federally-designated organ procurement organization for 10 counties in east Central Florida. OurLegacy works with hospitals and donor families to coordinate the organ donation process. Florida residents can sign up to be an organ donor at www.donatelifeflorida.org.
 
Many of the innovations and programs at the AdventHealth Transplant Institute are funded though philanthropy. Among them is the Bartch Transplant House ­— a home-away-from-home that provides housing, support and amenities at an affordable cost for patients and families. Those amenities are funded through donations to the Patient Assistance Fund
Included in the video: 

• Dr. Bobby Nibhanupuddy |Medical Director, Abdominal Transplantation, AdventHealth Transplant Institute
• Wendy Fresn | Heart Transplant Patient