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Gift of Life transplant coordinator explains organ donation process for both families and recipients

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It takes dozens of people to make a transplant happen. The transplant coordinator is a crucial one, working for both the donor family and the recipients.

“You’re meeting people at a moment they didn’t expect, and possibly, most likely, one of the hardest moments of their life,” said Kimberlee Mander, a transplant coordinator for the Gift of Life Donor Program.

Mander has counseled hundreds of families through the difficult decision to donate, or to carry out the donor’s own wishes…

Click here to learn more about the transplant coordination process.


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