Our multidisciplinary team of specialists offers expertise in diabetes,
endocrinology, nephrology, psychology, psychiatry and surgery. Our
dedicated team of transplant nurse coordinators, social workers,
child life specialists, patient financial counselors and volunteers
are also specially trained to meet your needs. Ongoing research includes
recent success with clinical trials of new immunosuppressive medications.
The Nebraska Medical Center broke new ground in 1989 by starting
a pancreas transplant program while this procedure was just beginning
to gain acceptance. Since that time, the program has enjoyed favorable
outcomes and high volume.
As a transplant patient,
you will receive care at The Nebraska Medical Center’s
Multi-Organ Transplant Clinic which is located on the second
floor of The Lied Transplant Center. This clinic brings
all solid organ transplant specialties to one location
for both the pre-transplant process and the post-transplant
follow-up care.
Self-Referral
Process
Patients can be referred to our
center for transplant consideration from several
sources: self-referral, physicians referral, dialysis
centers referral, social workers referral, family
and insurance carriers. Referral can be made to
the transplant nurse coordinators who are happy
to answer your questions and provide information.
Please call 402-552-2440 to speak with a transplant
nurse coordinator.
Cooperative
Care
Although transplant procedures take place in the hospital,
the patient can move to The Lied Transplant Center for recovery
and participate in cooperative care once they are ambulatory, or
able to move around. Cooperative care is a revolutionary approach
that allows patients and their care partners to play an active
role in the treatment and recovery process following transplantation,
cancer care and treatment of other illnesses. Care partners, usually
a family member or friend, assist in all aspects of the recovery
process including administering medications, monitoring health
changes, attending informational classes and more. The cooperative
care environment allows patients and care partners to learn the
skills they will need when they return home.
Care partners and patients stay in a comfortable home-like setting that
includes a private bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchenette and two
TV/VCRs.
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