The Donation Process

Individuals can donate tissue from surgery, such as tumors or diseased organs removed during transplant surgery.

Individuals can donate tissue or organs after death, including those that cannot be used for transplant.

Based on the medical/social history, NDRI creates a donation plan that identifies potential tissues to recover, the recovery specialist and recovery facility. 

For surgical donation: The patient or family lets NDRI know in advance of scheduled surgery, so we can implement the recovery plan in a timely manner.

For post-mortem donation: Family or HCT is asked to notify NDRI of any significant decline in the patient’s health status, so NDRI can implement the recovery plan in a timely manner.

Family or HCT is asked to provide information necessary for recovery, including patient name, time of death, cause of death, patient location and funeral home/crematorium. 

NDRI will finalize and activate the donation plan and notify all involved recovery partners.

Partners recover donated organs and tissues.

NDRI provides donated organs and tissues to approved researchers.