Geographic Accessibility of Deceased Organ Donor Care Units

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Vishnu S. Potluri · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Vicky Tam · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Richard D. Hasz · Gift of Life Michigan

Joel T. Adler · Ethics and Public Policy Center

Douglas J. Wiebe · University of Michigan

Peter P. Reese

Abstract

This cohort study found that despite their reported advantages and consensus endorsement, heterogeneous adoption of DCUs has left a substantial proportion of deceased donors after brain death more than a 180-minute drive from a DCU. Given inefficiencies introduced by donation service area boundaries, opening additional DCUs in acute care hospitals and donor transport across these existing boundaries may be 2 potential approaches to improve system efficiency and donation outcomes.

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Organ Donation and Transplantation Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

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Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. e261703-e261703

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1703

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Geographic Accessibility of Deceased Organ Donor Care Units

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