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Living kidney and living liver donations offer a life-saving opportunity for patients in need of transplants. By donating a kidney or a portion of your liver, you can give someone a second chance at life. Both organs regenerate over time for the donor. Ochsner’s Living Donor Programs reduce wait times and improve outcomes for transplant recipients, helping them receive a timely transplant from a healthy, living donor.
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Learn how a liver transplant gave a 5-year-old a new lease on life.
This behind-the-scenes look in the operating room at Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans provides a firsthand account of a rare, pediatric living organ donor transplant surgery, where a father gave part of his liver to his daughter.
Watch to learn the work that inspires our Ochsner Transplant Institute team and their approach to patient care.
At age 2, Liam needed a liver transplant to survive. Throughout the entire process, his mother documented Liam's journey with photos and videos. Six years later, Amy shows Liam her photo album while telling him the story of how Ochsner saved his life.
Mark N. was living a healthy and active lifestyle when he suddenly experienced heart failure. After gaining nearly 50 pounds of water weight and with his heart failing, Mark was transferred to Ochsner to receive a life-saving heart transplant.
Organ donation saves lives, and it’s an opportunity to make a profound difference. Here’s what you need to know:
Choose to purchase a meal, help with transportation, medication expenses and more through the Gregory Smith Transplant Fund. The Gregory Smith Transplant Fund helps transplant patients with meals, transportation, medication expenses and more. Support our patients by donating to this fund today.