New England Donor Services

IMPORTANT NEWS: Life-saving organ transplants growing at a record pace, but faulty federal regulations puts the US donation system at risk. “This regulatory approach of combining mathematically flawed metrics with draconian consequences … seems particularly ill-advised.”

New England Donor Services staff, volunteers, transplant recipients, and donor families joined the Mayor of Lynn, Jared Nicholson; Lynn City Councilor, Natasha Megie-Maddrey and RMV Assistant Registrar, James DiLisio to raise awareness of the importance of donation and transplant. Highlighted at the event were the donor awareness billboards installed at the Rotary on Route 60 to bring attention to the need for donors and how to register as one.

Julie King has been a dedicated Hospital Donation Strategist (HDS) at New England Donor Services (NEDS) for 23 years. Julie came from an untraditional background in employee benefit sales and was thrilled to join the (then-called) New England Organ Bank as part of creating the hospital development department. She joined the company because she was interested in learning more about organ and tissue donation and knew that the company had a great reputation. Julie covers 8 hospitals throughout the Massachusetts and New Hampshire area. She enjoys the diversity of the hospitals and staff she works with. “I appreciate that no day is the same. I love my team’s optimistic attitude and consistent dedication to getting the job done.” “I also enjoy attending my children’s schools annually to give presentations on organ donation and possible careers in medicine.” Thank you, Julie, for your dedication to NEDS’ mission!

Are you a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician and work in the ICU or ED? If so, we have the symposium for you! Our learning conference is back! Join New England Donor Services and colleagues from New England for an interactive day of information and discussion. Space is limited – Register today! https://ow.ly/AiLH50ReWUI

August is National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month. It serves as an opportunity to celebrate and remember the thousands of organ donors of all cultures and ethnicities across the country - and throughout New England - who made the decision to donate life. During this month, we take special care to build awareness and educate all our communities about donation and dispel the myths that can stand in the way of the gift of life. Check out more of this article below. #NMDAM2024

Please join us in welcoming our newest NEDS team members! 🔹 Erin Walsh, Organ Clinical Coordinator 🔹Andrea Floyd, Donation Coordinator 🔹Shauna Mango, Donation Coordinator 🔹Liana Hanrahan, Donation Coordinator 🔹Bruce MacIntyre, Donation Coordinator 🔹Nichole Sousa, Family Services Coordinator 🔹Jennifer Cruz Mercado, Family Resource Coordinator 🔹Rachel Bates, Organ Surgical Recovery Coordinator 🔹Hannah Wrightington, Tissue Recovery Specialist 🔹Alexandra Sportini, Tissue Recovery Specialist 🔹Megan Brown, Tissue Donation Coordinator Also pictured is Pete Brogowski, Manager of Organ Machine Perfusion. Welcome to NEDS! We're so glad you're here! Want to join our mission? Click here https://lnkd.in/dkQQAmw to learn more about NEDS' lifesaving mission & check out our career opportunities! #MeaningfulWork

WE ARE BACK at Polar Park for the 2024 Blue & Green Walk/5k!! Join us on October 13th, 2024 at Polar Park in Worcester, MA for a day of hope, remembrance, and celebration. Sign up your teams today, or join as an individual walker or runner, and help us raise funds to support the work of increasing awareness about organ and tissue donation. We can’t wait to celebrate the gift of life with our community! #bluegreenwalk Sign up here: https://ow.ly/8Afk50SlUCB

Congrats to the 29 runners on Team NEDS who ran in last weekend's 52nd Falmouth Road Race. It was a great day and a day full of meaning for many! Our team did an amazing job sharing the importance of donation! Together they raised over $48K for public education efforts to increase the number of registered donors! #runfalmouth #falmouthroadrace

This Hispanic Heritage Month, join this critical conversation series, from the Organ Donation & Transplantation Alliance (The Alliance) which will be highlighting and celebrating the amazing work of extraordinary Latino Transplant Professionals, from some of the most recognized Transplant Centers in the country including Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. New England Donor Services Multicultural Outreach Program Manager, Ingrid Palacios, will be moderating this webinar, which will take place on September 17th at 2:00 pm EST. Join to learn how these Transplant Centers have successfully implemented culturally sensitive strategies and patient-centered initiatives, to provide equitable access to transplantation and improve outcomes for the Latino Community. Register today here: https://ow.ly/LhOo50T1Wg6

Pablo Quintero Pinzón is the Director of Underrepresented in Medicine Trainee Affairs for the Department of Medicine, Director of the Cardiovascular Latinx Clinic, and a member of the Division of Cardiology/ Advanced Heart Failure at BIDMC. He received his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia) and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and subspecialty training in Cardiology at BIDMC. He subsequently completed an Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. During his cardiology training, he worked in Dr. Anthony Rosenzweig’s laboratory studying molecular mechanisms involved in heart failure remodeling that included TGF-β pathway family members. After joining BIDMC as faculty, he created a Heart Failure Bio-repository in order to facilitate translational research efforts within the division. He also leads a multidisciplinary amyloid clinic. He is actively working with other Spanish-speaking providers across the medical center to create a system that facilitates medical access to the Latinx community with the goal of providing culturally oriented care. NEDS/Done Vida New England is proud to collaborate with Dr. Quintero on different Outreach and Health Equity initiatives’ including national symposiums. #NMDAM2024