
Giving the Gift of Life Through Kidney Donation with Kealey Johnson and Bill Wilson
12/12/24 • 15 min
The donation of an organ or tissue is perhaps the greatest gift of life and health a person can give. More than 100,000 men, women, and children are on the national transplant waiting list right now.
ChristianaCare has earned the highest level of national recognition from the US Health Resources and Services Administration for its outstanding support of organ and tissue donation. ChristianaCare's Kidney Transplant Program is the only adult transplant center in Delaware. Lead Transplant Social Worker Kealey Johnson delivers insights into the life-changing work happening with the program, while kidney transplant patient Bill Wilson shares his own personal story of going through the transplant process.
Kealey Johnson, MSW, LMSW, CCM, has a strong desire to help others through challenging moments in their lives always expressed with her bright and genuine smile. As a transplant social worker, she looks forward to working with the team to serve our kidney transplant patients with care and compassion.
Links
- ChristianaCare Kidney Transplant Program
- ChristianaCare News - The Beat Goes On for Bill Wilson
- American Kidney Fund Transplant Waiting List
- United Network for Organ Sharing
- Donate Life Delaware Organ and Tissue Donors
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The donation of an organ or tissue is perhaps the greatest gift of life and health a person can give. More than 100,000 men, women, and children are on the national transplant waiting list right now.
ChristianaCare has earned the highest level of national recognition from the US Health Resources and Services Administration for its outstanding support of organ and tissue donation. ChristianaCare's Kidney Transplant Program is the only adult transplant center in Delaware. Lead Transplant Social Worker Kealey Johnson delivers insights into the life-changing work happening with the program, while kidney transplant patient Bill Wilson shares his own personal story of going through the transplant process.
Kealey Johnson, MSW, LMSW, CCM, has a strong desire to help others through challenging moments in their lives always expressed with her bright and genuine smile. As a transplant social worker, she looks forward to working with the team to serve our kidney transplant patients with care and compassion.
Links
- ChristianaCare Kidney Transplant Program
- ChristianaCare News - The Beat Goes On for Bill Wilson
- American Kidney Fund Transplant Waiting List
- United Network for Organ Sharing
- Donate Life Delaware Organ and Tissue Donors
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In this replay of one of our most popular episodes in our "The Toughest Questions in Health Care" series we're asking the question, "why is the cost of health care so expensive?" ChristianaCare Chief Financial Officer Rob McMurray and ChristianaCare Chief Population Health Officer Dr. Chris Donohue-Henry share insight on health care economics. Hear how challenges are being met with pioneering solutions to reduce cost while simultaneously boosting the quality of care.
Rob McMurray is the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the direction and oversight of all financial operations at ChristianaCare. He also has oversight of supply chain operations.
Dr. Christine Donohue-Henry, M.D., MBA is the Chief Population Health Officer at Christiana Care. She is also the President and CEO of eBrightHealth ACO. Prior to her current role, Dr. Donohue-Henry was the Chief Medical Officer, Community Care at ChristianaCare from 2017 to 2019
Links
- ChristianaCare Price Transparency
- ChristianaCare ChargeMaster
- Delaware Medicaid Partners
- eBrightHealth ACO
- National Health Expenditure Data
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Links
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