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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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This was posted on Cystic-L:
Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Transplants to Continue Despite Crash
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer ADVERTISEMENTDETROIT -
The University of Michigan hospital is prepared to handle organ transplant surgeries despite losing a team of doctors and technicians in a plane crash transporting a lung for a patient, officials said.
"We're not suspending any transplant surgeries," hospital spokeswoman Krista Hopson said Wednesday. "If there was an organ that became available and matched one of our patients, we would have absolutely moved forward with that surgery."
The patient who was on the operating table for a double lung transplant when the plane went down in Lake Michigan on Monday is back on the waiting list for another donation. Hospital officials would release no information about the man other than that he was in critical condition on Wednesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Punch, transplant director for the university's medical school, would not say how the patient or his family got the news of the crash or the six killed but did say that all organ transplant recipients are told about "dry runs."
"We honestly warn people it's not a transplant until it's a transplant,"
Punch said. "We know the recipient might not make it until the next (organ) comes around."
Punch said organ transplants have to be timed tightly because the health team doesn't know whether a transplant is possible until surgeons look at the organs.
The 125-member University of Michigan team includes surgeons, technicians, nurses and transplant coordinators. But now, with the loss of two transplant donation specialists, it's down to only one full-time specialist to prepare organs for transplant.
Despite losing the specialists and two surgeons, the University of Michigan team still is more than capable of continuing to save lives, said Bill Morris, executive director of transplant services at the University of Pittsburgh.
"It's a tremendous loss, but that's not to say the University of Michigan can't do a transplant today," Morris said. "They could have done one
(Tuesday) night."
An organization that works closely with the transplant unit said the hospital had sought to avoid some surgeries until later in the week.
"They informed us they would prefer not to do any lung transplants until (Thursday), with the exception of the candidate who did not get a lung transplant on Monday," said Tom Beyersdorf, Gift of Life of Michigan's executive director.
Divers resumed their search Wednesday in water as deep as 50 feet, mapping the wreckage and bringing up debris for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
No major pieces have been found, nor has the voice data recorder been discovered, said NTSB investigator John Brannen. He expects the search to continue at least through the end of the week.
The investigation is still looking at the trim system, which controls bank and pitch and could lead to steering failures, he said, though he said it was not the focus. Radar data show the plane did not level off after pilots signaled a malfunction, he said.
Killed in the crash were cardiac surgeon Dr. Martinus "Martin" Spoor; transplant donation specialist Richard Chenault II; Dr. David Ashburn, a 35-year-old physician-in-training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; transplant donation specialist Richard LaPensee; and pilots Dennis Hoyes and Bill Serra.
The Cessna that crashed Monday was out of service for a time this spring while undergoing a mandated overhaul, said university spokeswoman Denise Landis. A second plane now is being used for long-distance flights.
Helicopters perform shorter transports.
The hospital has a multiyear contract worth about $500,000 with Marlin Air, under which the company is to provide two planes and five pilots, as well as needed mechanics. The contract also calls for preflight checks and ground safety checks, said Peter Forster, chief administrator for the hospital's emergency department.
All aircraft used by Survival Flight are licensed as Michigan ambulances, Forster said. The hospital has worked with Marlin Air for about 20 years.
___
Associated Press writer Emily Fredrix contributed to this report from Milwaukee.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Just a FYI for everyone...the heart from the donor was successfully transplanted in Kansas City. (heard this from Milwaukee news tonight)
krisjohn53223
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Just a FYI for everyone...the heart from the donor was successfully transplanted in Kansas City. (heard this from Milwaukee news tonight)
krisjohn53223
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Just a FYI for everyone...the heart from the donor was successfully transplanted in Kansas City. (heard this from Milwaukee news tonight)
krisjohn53223
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Just a FYI for everyone...the heart from the donor was successfully transplanted in Kansas City. (heard this from Milwaukee news tonight)