HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2425A Resolution Adopted Resolution No, -5
SUPPORTING ORGAN DONATION AND LIFEGIFT ORGAN
DONATION CENTER AS THE DESIGNATED ORGAN
PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION FOR
TARRANT COUNTY
WHEREAS, currently 60 000 persons nationwide are wartmg for organ transplants and
sixteen people die every day waiting for an organ, and
WHEREAS levels of organ donation have not increased substantially over the past
decade; and
WHEREAS the City Council supports promoting the highest quality health care services
m Tarrant County and
WHEREAS a successful organ donation program is an essential part of the nation s and
this community's health care delivery system, and
WHEREAS the Fort Worth Crty Council strongly supports voluntary organ donation
throughout the United States and particularly in Fort Worth, Texas, and
WHEREAS LifeGift Organ Donation Center of North Texas and it predecessor Tarrant
County Organ Donor Program, have been serving the Tarrant County Community since
1985 and
WHEREAS LifeGift Organ Donation Center of North Texas is recognized as one of the
most successful donation communities m the United States and serves as a resource for
other communities endeavoring to increase organ donation and achieve similar results for
their communities, and
WHEREAS the Fort Worth City Council recognizes that the Fort Worth community
working together with LifeGift and interested citizens and leaders can accomplish the
cost effective, ethical, equitable and compassionate recovery and sharing of human
organs for life saving transplantation, and
WHEREAS patients receiving kidney transplants m Fort Worth experience some of the
.shortest waiting times m the United States, and
WHEREAS LifeGift has been an active community partner m Fort Worth, providing
public education and opportunities for community participation m the donation process,
and
CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS organ procurement organizations are redesignated every two years by the
Health Care Financing Administration and LifeGift has applied to continue its long
standing service to this community a community of which rt is an active partner and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
The City of Fort Worth supports organ donation and declares that focus and
efforts to increase organ donation are paramount m decreasing the organ shortage.
2 The Crty of Fort Worth believes that such focus and efforts are best achieved
through locally based programs with physicians and hospitals to address the
critical problem of the organ shortage
3 Under LifeGift Organ Donation Center m Fort Worth, organs are donated at a
high rate compared to other cities m Texas and throughout the nation.
4 Under LifeGift Organ Donation Center m Fort Worth, that local needs are being
served locally
The City of Fort Worth supports LifeGift Organ Donation Center as the
designated organ procurement organization for Tarrant County the City of Fort
Worth hereby endorses LifeGift to continue to serve Tarrant County
6 That the Crty Council directs the City Manager and his staff to distribute a copy
of this resolution to the Health Care Financing Administration and to others as
appropriate
Adopted this 21St day of July 1998
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aria Pearson
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CITY OF FORT WORTH