Organ Tissue Banks

Established in 1985, LifeLink Tissue Bank is a nonprofit organization that serves patients in need of transplantation therapy. It has placed more than 550,000 grafts. The organization also offers professional, specialty and hospice services. Its allografts are additionally utilized for orthopedics, gynecology, burn care, and nuero and cardiac surgeries. LifeLink Tissue Bank is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks. It also offers customized tissue recovery services. The organization additionally provides a variety of bone and soft tissue allografts for spinal, trauma and other surgical procedures. It maintains a location in Tampa, Fla. LifeLink Tissue Bank is a division of LifeLink Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that specializes in the transplantation of high quality organs.

Lifelink is a multifaceted health and human service organization that has been operating since 1895. It operates more than 20 housing communities for senior citizens and physically challenged adults and provides various home care services, such as the support for activities of daily living, medication and transportation. The center also offers treatment for patients suffering from Alzheimer s disease and other dementia-related disorders. In addition, the organization provides various child care and family services, including foster care, child welfare and adoption. It also operates Head Start and Early Head Start programs to support early childhood development, family and community partnership and parent involvement. The program is licensed by the state of Illinois and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Lifelink offers its services and programs in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Ohio, and it has one of its locations in Tampa, Fla.