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A tree planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be
\nheld May 18 in Broken Bow at the east side of the lake in Melham Park as
\npart of "The Tree of Life" campaign being sponsored by the University
\nof Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Health System.<\/P><\/p>\n

A total of 22 Nebraska cities will hold tree-planting events over the
\nnext 12 months as part of the campaign, which is designed to raise the
\nawareness level for organ donation. The Broken Bow event is open to the
\npublic and will begin at 1 p.m.<\/P><\/p>\n

Participants in the tree-planting event will include top city officials,
\nstudents in the Broken Bow High School advanced science class taught by
\nDarrell Sybrant, as well as several Broken Bow area organ recipients and
\nfamilies who have donated a loved one’s organs. Gibson’s in Broken Bow
\nwill donate and plant the tree. A permanent plaque will be planted at the
\nbase of the tree commemorating the event.<\/P><\/p>\n

In conjunction with the tree-planting event, an educational presentation
\non organ donation will be made at 2 p.m. in the Jennie M. Melham Memorial
\nMedical Center cafeteria. This also is open to the public. The "Tree
\nof Life" symbolizes the new life organ donation has brought to those
\nwho were dying from end-stage organ failure and those who have given the
\n"gift of life," said Kolleen Thompson, organ procurement coordinator
\nfor the Nebraska Health System and one of the coordinators of the campaign.<\/P><\/p>\n

Other communities holding ceremonies for "The Tree of Life"
\ncampaign include: Ainsworth, Beatrice, Chadron, Columbus, Fremont, Grand
\nIsland, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lincoln, McCook, Nebraska City, Norfolk,
\nNorth Platte, Sidney, Omaha, O’Neill, Scottsbluff, South Sioux City, Valentine
\nand York.<\/P><\/p>\n

In each community, organ donors and recipients and their families have
\nbeen invited to attend. They may participate in the ceremony by giving
\na personal testimonial, reading an original poem or singing a song. These
\nceremonies will highlight the importance of organ donation. City officials
\nalso have been asked to participate.<\/P><\/p>\n

"The decision for organ and tissue donation comes at a time when
\na family begins to realize their lives will continue without someone they
\nlove," said Thompson. "It takes true courage and compassion to
\ndonate your loved one’s organs. The new life that results for the organ
\nrecipient is something that will never be forgotten."<\/P><\/p>\n

The campaign will help UNMC and NHS create awareness of The Lied Transplant
\nCenter, which is scheduled to open at the end of this year on the UNMC\/NHS
\ncampus. The 14-level building will feature 44 patient care suites as well
\nas considerable space devoted to transplant research.<\/P><\/p>\n

Patients staying at the center will be part of an innovative cooperative
\ncare delivery system in which family or friends serve as care partners
\nfor the basic care needs of patients receiving solid organ or bone marrow
\ntransplants. Despite UNMC\/NHS’s stature as a leading transplant center,
\nNebraska only ranks No. 24 among all states in producing donors based on
\npopulation, said Byers W. Shaw, Jr., M.D., professor and chairman of the
\nUNMC Department of Surgery and an organ transplant surgeon.<\/P><\/p>\n

UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.
\nThrough its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has
\nestablished itself as one of the country’s leading centers for cancer research
\nand treatment and solid organ transplantation. More than $25 million in
\nresearch grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually.
\nIn addition, UNMC’s educational programs are responsible for training more
\nhealth professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.<\/P><\/p>\n

NHS is the partnership of Clarkson Hospital, the oldest hospital in
\nNebraska, and University Hospital, the primary teaching facility for UNMC.
\nNHS operates 29 clinics and health care centers serving Omaha, Plattsmouth,
\nGretna and Auburn in Nebraska; Council Bluffs and Shenandoah in Iowa. In
\naddition, NHS operates more than 350 outpatient clinics in 50 communities
\nin four states.<\/P><\/p>\n

The combined NHS system serves approximately 25 percent of the Omaha-area
\nmarket share.<\/P><\/p>\n

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