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Statement – 5/7/13 At the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), one of our prime directives is to maintain the integrity of the organ, tissue and cornea donation process. In doing so, we are absolutely committed to maintaining the privacy of our donors and donor families. We only share stories of donation when we have been given express permission by a donor family to do so. The goal in sharing those stories is to educate people on the critical need for more donors and to encourage them to make A Pledge for Life by registering to become a donor. It is a public trust we have developed, one that has enabled us to continue providing life‐saving organs, tissues and corneas to people who are waiting for a second chance at life or a chance at a better life. Right now, more than 8,300 patients are awaiting a life‐saving organ transplant in Pennsylvania, and thousands of others could benefit from life‐enhancing tissue transplants. As a federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO), CORE is charged with coordinating the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and eyes for transplantation and facilitating the computerized matching of donated organs, tissues and corneas. We do not determine the suitability of an organ for transplant. That decision lies in the hands of the transplant center. When an organ donor has been identified, CORE does conduct a number of tests on the donor to identify any potentially transmissible diseases. We share the results of that testing with the transplant center that receives the organs for transplantation, and it is then at the discretion of the transplant center to share that information with a transplant recipient.
Susan Stuart President and CEO Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE)