LifeSource Tsaug Susan Gunderson rau 30 xyoo service; Tig ntej txuas ntxiv mus loj hlob

LifeSource Hnub no congratulated thiab thanked Susan Gunderson rau nws peb xyoo lawm ntawm dedication, kev loj hlob thiab kawm tau raws li lub koom haum founder thiab chief executive officer. Gunderson, uas founded LifeSource Nyob rau xyoo 1989, tshaj tawm nws yuav tau retiring nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2022.

"Susan txoj kev koom tes rau LifeSource thiab lub koom haum organ procurement (OPO) zej zog yog unmatched, thiab peb yog tsaug xav thov ua tsaug rau lub 32 xyoos nws muaj nplooj siab mus nrhiav tau, lub tsev thiab zuj zus LifeSource thiab nws pab neeg tuav. Tsaug ntawd ua hauj lwm thiab siab, LifeSource Muaj cared rau ntau tshaj 15,000 tsev neeg ntawm hloov uas muab healing thiab lub neej mus ntau tshaj 15,000 organ transplant neeg, thiab tus kwv yees li ntawm 1 lab (million) tus neeg tau txais ntaub so ntswg thiab corneal transplants,"hais Tim Bjork, LifeSource rooj zaum .

Nyob rau hauv Gunderson tus coj, lub koom haum tau mus txog ob peb milestones tseem ceeb milestones thiab achievements, xws li:  

• Expanding deb tshaj ntawd organ donation programs. Nyob rau xyoo 1999, LifeSource Ntxiv ib daim ntaub so ntswg donation los procure daim tawv nqaij, pob txha, valves thiab lwm cov nqaij mos yuav tsum tau kho cov neeg mob, xws li hlawv cov neeg raug dag hais thiab mob cancer survivors; Thiab nyob rau xyoo 2016, nws ntxiv ib qhov muag donation qhov kev pab los pab restore pom rau qhov muag tsis pom thiab visually impaired.
• Txaus siab, siab heev thiab facilitated expanded mus saib transplantation los ntawm kev koom tes nrog transplant centers, soj ntsuam ntawm, thiab txoj cai makers. Cov koom tes tau ua rau:
  • Lub plawv Transplant Advancement ua rau ntau lub siab lub ntsws yuav tsum transplanted nrog rau cov neeg nyob rau hauv cov donation tom qab circulatory tuag (DCD) pathway.
  • Partnering nrog lub Vam cia Act, uas tso cai rau HIV + hloov muab rau HIV + cov neeg tau txais kev pab.
  • Partnering nrog transplant centers ua khoom plig ntawm lub ntsej muag thiab tes transplantation tau. Nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj xyoo 2016, LifeSource facilitated tus thawj ntsej muag donation nyob rau hauv peb thaj av ntawd.
• Advocated rau thiab txhab mus saib tau donation hauv diverse zej zog. Tau 30 xyoo, LifeSource tau ua hauj lwm nrog cov neeg thiab koom haum los ntawm peb cov zej zog diverse. Ib hallmark ntawm qhov chaw ua hauj lwm no yog siv Barbershop Conversations, muab cov lus qhia txog donation thiab hais txog tej teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv.

"Kuv zoo siab rau peb li cas cov ntaub ntawv ntawm kev loj hlob 30 xyoo dhau los. Mus rau pem hauv ntej, peb muaj ib lub hom phiaj bold rau accelerating pes tsawg lub neej peb txuag txhua xyoo thiab txhawb peb diverse zej zog,"Gunderson hais.  "Los ntawm lub xyoo kuv tuaj paub thiab tuav nyob ib sab thiab dab neeg uas muaj coob tus neeg thiab tsev neeg uas, los ntawm kev hlub thiab compassion, tsim legacies deb tshaj li cas lawv yuav xav txog tej yam. Lawv sawv cev rau tib neeg. Kuv yuav yog ib lub neej-ntev advocate rau organ, qhov muag thiab cov ntaub so ntswg donation. Meanwhile, kuv kuj nrhiav lwm tus rau pem hauv ntej mus txawv tebchaws nrog kuv tus txiv thiab qhuas cov weddings ntawm ob tug me nyuam."

Lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors, coj los chair Bjork, yog tsim ib tus neeg sib tw nrhiav, nrog rau lub hom phiaj uas muaj tus TOM CEO nrhiav tau nyob rau lub sij hawm rau ib txoj kev hloov smooth.

LifeSource yog ib lub koom haum organ procurement (OPO) muab rau neeg noj Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, thiab portions thaj Wisconsin. Ua ib OPO, LifeSource Yog tsim los pab txhawb lub txiv kab ntxwv, qhov muag thiab ntaub so ntswg donation ntawm tsev kho mob thiab transplant centers; tsev neeg thiab cov neeg mob los ntawm honoring lawv intentions; thiab kev kawm peb cov zej zog txog tej yam uas donation. LifeSource Cov neeg uas nrog ib tug neeg uas muaj ze li ntawm 300 tawm tsev kho mob thiab 9 transplant centers – thiab raws li kev kho mob examiners, tub soj ntsuam thiab pam tuag directors – nyob rau hauv peb lub xeev qhov kev pab cuam kom txhua tus neeg thiab tsev neeg uas xav pub ib lub txiv kab ntxwv, qhov muag thiab cov nqaij mos muaj caij nyoog ua li ntawd.

"Nrog txhiab tus neeg ntawm donation tos thoob plaws hauv lub Midwest, peb ua hauj lwm yeej tsis tau tseem ceeb tshaj," Bjork hais. "Ua ke nrog peb cov neeg thiab zej zog, peb tau ua zoo kawg kev kawm nyob rau hauv tshuab, kev kawm thiab outreach. Nrog no momentum, peb yuav loj hlob thiab txuag tau ntau lub neej."

Txog LifeSource 
LifeSource Yog lub koom haum nonprofit nplooj siab txuag lub neej los ntawm organ, qhov muag thiab cov ntaub so ntswg donation hauv lub Upper Midwest, muab rau neeg noj ntau tshaj xya lab (million) tus neeg nyob hauv zej zos thoob Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota thiab Western Wisconsin. Peb yog relentlessly pursuing ib hnub thaum tsis muaj leej twg xyuas tos ib lub neej-txuag transplant.