RE: emergency help! please and thank you !

[Guest guest]

It cost about $2000 to do ABO/HLA testing. I tell the donors to get

together with the family, everyone needs to talk. There are some

siblings who would be at risk for hardhip if they were to donate (ie:

single parents, those with limited financial resouces that the time off

work could impact their family, siblings with no insurance and could

face medical bills for medical problems identified during the eval

process (cancer is the big thing i think of). Sooo having said all of

that, there would be some siblings you could eliminate and some who

would be excellent and then go from there. Seriously, the medicine is

awesome now adays and you don't need a perfect match.

Patti Montemayor, RN CCTC

Transplant Coordinator

and White Hospital

2401 S. 31st Street

Temple, TX 76508

254/724-8448

FAX 254/724-8772

>>> danartru@... 1/17/2008 11:37 AM >>>

Good Morning,

We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her

dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11

borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of

their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as

primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any

rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one

time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out

which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8

who wil be a match for her and we need to find out as soon as possible

if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one

time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!!

Thank you in advance!!!

Dana Trujillo

Sanford Transplant

Sioux Falls, SD

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[Guest guest]

It cost about $2000 to do ABO/HLA testing. I tell the donors to get

together with the family, everyone needs to talk. There are some

siblings who would be at risk for hardhip if they were to donate (ie:

single parents, those with limited financial resouces that the time off

work could impact their family, siblings with no insurance and could

face medical bills for medical problems identified during the eval

process (cancer is the big thing i think of). Sooo having said all of

that, there would be some siblings you could eliminate and some who

would be excellent and then go from there. Seriously, the medicine is

awesome now adays and you don't need a perfect match.

Patti Montemayor, RN CCTC

Transplant Coordinator

and White Hospital

2401 S. 31st Street

Temple, TX 76508

254/724-8448

FAX 254/724-8772

>>> danartru@... 1/17/2008 11:37 AM >>>

Good Morning,

We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her

dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11

borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of

their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as

primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any

rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one

time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out

which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8

who wil be a match for her and we need to find out as soon as possible

if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one

time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!!

Thank you in advance!!!

Dana Trujillo

Sanford Transplant

Sioux Falls, SD

---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

It cost about $2000 to do ABO/HLA testing. I tell the donors to get

together with the family, everyone needs to talk. There are some

siblings who would be at risk for hardhip if they were to donate (ie:

single parents, those with limited financial resouces that the time off

work could impact their family, siblings with no insurance and could

face medical bills for medical problems identified during the eval

process (cancer is the big thing i think of). Sooo having said all of

that, there would be some siblings you could eliminate and some who

would be excellent and then go from there. Seriously, the medicine is

awesome now adays and you don't need a perfect match.

Patti Montemayor, RN CCTC

Transplant Coordinator

and White Hospital

2401 S. 31st Street

Temple, TX 76508

254/724-8448

FAX 254/724-8772

>>> danartru@... 1/17/2008 11:37 AM >>>

Good Morning,

We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her

dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11

borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of

their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as

primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any

rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one

time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out

which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8

who wil be a match for her and we need to find out as soon as possible

if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one

time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!!

Thank you in advance!!!

Dana Trujillo

Sanford Transplant

Sioux Falls, SD

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[Guest guest]

HI Dana,

There are no rules or limits that I am

aware of or that I have seen in regulations. Good luck.

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From:

TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Dana T

Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008

12:37 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

emergency help! please and thank you !

Good Morning,

We have a rather emergent situation with one of our

recipients. Her dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney

transplant asap. She has 11 borthers and sisters and all of them have

called in along with some of their spouses to be worked up as

donors. The recipient has Medicare as primary and Medicaid as

secondary. Does anyone know if there are any rules from Medicare as to

how many donors can be worked up at one time??? We are doing the

inital cross match on all of them to find out which ones

are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8 who wil

be a match for her and we need to find out as soon as possible if

there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one time. Any

input would be greatly appreciated !!!!!

Thank you in advance!!!

Dana Trujillo

Sanford

Transplant

Sioux Falls,

SD

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Bill & Patti !! I appreciate the responses and will pass on to my team!! thanks again !! Vaughan wrote: HI Dana, There are no rules or limits that I am aware of or that I have seen in regulations. Good luck.

Hope this helps, Thanks, Bill From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Dana TSent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:37 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: emergency help! please and thank you ! Good Morning, We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11 borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8 who wil be a match for her and we need to

find out as soon as possible if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!! Thank you in advance!!! Dana Trujillo Sanford Transplant Sioux Falls, SD Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Bill & Patti !! I appreciate the responses and will pass on to my team!! thanks again !! Vaughan wrote: HI Dana, There are no rules or limits that I am aware of or that I have seen in regulations. Good luck.

Hope this helps, Thanks, Bill From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Dana TSent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:37 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: emergency help! please and thank you ! Good Morning, We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11 borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8 who wil be a match for her and we need to

find out as soon as possible if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!! Thank you in advance!!! Dana Trujillo Sanford Transplant Sioux Falls, SD Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Bill & Patti !! I appreciate the responses and will pass on to my team!! thanks again !! Vaughan wrote: HI Dana, There are no rules or limits that I am aware of or that I have seen in regulations. Good luck.

Hope this helps, Thanks, Bill From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Dana TSent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:37 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: emergency help! please and thank you ! Good Morning, We have a rather emergent situation with one of our recipients. Her dialysis is failing and she needs a kidney transplant asap. She has 11 borthers and sisters and all of them have called in along with some of their spouses to be worked up as donors. The recipient has Medicare as primary and Medicaid as secondary. Does anyone know if there are any rules from Medicare as to how many donors can be worked up at one time??? We are doing the inital cross match on all of them to find out which ones are most compatible but think there will be at least 7 or 8 who wil be a match for her and we need to

find out as soon as possible if there are any guidelines as to how many of them we can do at one time. Any input would be greatly appreciated !!!!! Thank you in advance!!! Dana Trujillo Sanford Transplant Sioux Falls, SD Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

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