On August 2, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law intended to prevent discrimination against living organ donors. The law was written to apply to employers and insurance companies.

The purpose of the OTS Mentor Program is to provide one-on-one support to those on the transplant wait list, transplant recipients and caregivers. The Mentor Program provides free, confidential, one-to-one support between someone successfully living with a transplant and someone who is waiting for a transplant or has recently received one.

The 29th anniversary celebration brunch for Organ Transplant Support, Inc. was held on September 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Naperville. More than 90 transplant recipients and their families, along with organ donors and friends of OTS gathered to celebrate the success of organ transplantation and recognize outstanding volunteers for OTS.

1. Consolidation - The healthcare industry is consolidating rapidly as it moves toward value-based care.

2. Consumerism - The healthcare consumer today is frugal, technology savvy, and seeking convenience.

The Chicago-based biotech company BIOLIFE4D announced on September 9, 2019 that it has successfully 3D-bioprinted a mini human heart. The tiny heart has the same structure as a full-sized heart, and the company says it's an important milestone in the push to create an artificial heart viable for transplant.

In August 2019, Organ Transplant Support, Inc. was awarded a $500 grant from 4Imprint, through their One-to-One Charitable Contribution Program. 4imprint is a national promotional company, and they award grants of $500 in promotional items to 501c3 non-profit organizations.

Between October 15 – December 7 you can make any changes to your Medicare coverage. Do your homework! If you don’t have any changes, you don’t do anything.

Dr. Thomas Starzl performed the first liver transplant in 1963. Lack of immunosuppressant drugs limited his success. His first successful transplant came 4 years later.