Information was provided to TransWeb by the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency 4/98.

1100 N. University Ave., Ste. 200, Little Rock,  Arkansas  72207

(501) 224-2623 (p)

(800) 727-6726 (Toll-free)

(501) 372-6279(f)

http://www.arora.org/

arora@alltel.net

UNOS Region 3

Contact person for public education:	Janet Welch, j_welch@alltel.net
Geographical areas covered:	Arkansas
Population served:	2.1 million
Transplant centers in the service area:	Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Baptist Medical Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Science

The organization and its mission:
The staff of the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency will make every effort to provide organs and tissues for life-saving and life-enhancing transplantation. This goal will be accomplished through continuous hospital involvement which includes hospital training, and through community involvement by providing public education. The staff will strive to be ethical and professional while coordinating donor recovery, thus providing dignity and honor to both donor families and recipients.

Unique or creative organ donation promotion strategies:
(1) Statewide donor registry project that has resulted in 600,000 of 1.6 million drivers to sign their license for donation.

(2) Volunteer network to promote donor registry in the state revenue offices. Currently have volunteers staffing 32 locations.

(3) Future business leaders of America (FBLA) -- devised a point system where chapters compete to promote donation. Annual awards are presented to top chapters and a scholarship is presented to top individual.

Return to the United States OPO Map

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Last modified: 15 October, 2001