Each year, more than 28,000 viable organs are wasted. Global Liver Institute has heard the outcry of countless patients impacted by liver disease waiting for a transplant. The numbers do not lie, and as long as we continue to lose lives, we must strive for positive change. In response, we have advocated for the modernization of the U.S. Organ Donation system with a simple goal: Improve care for transplant patients and increase the number of available organs.
Read MoreToday, March 12th, along with other like-minded patient advocacy organizations, and individual patients and advocates, GLI sent in a letter to Administrator Seema Verma of CMS. The letter highlights our nation’s massive transplant waiting list, low organ recovery numbers, and need for change.
Read MoreImagine trying to get through your college finals and finish writing your thesis, all while being unable to get out of bed. It’s the reality Global Liver Institute founder Donna Cryer faced when her inflammatory bowel disease got so bad that she needed her colon removed—and a liver transplant.
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