About us
The Wisconsin Tissue Bank staff provides service to hospitals,
Medical Examiners/Coroners and Funeral Directors throughout the
state of Wisconsin for the recovery of bone, related soft tissue,
veins, skin, and cardiovascular tissue for donation and
transplantation.
Hospitals
 Wisconsin
Tissue Bank adheres to federal guidelines and partners with
hospitals to provide the opportunity of tissue donation.
Together we will work to ensure that all families of potential
donors are treated with the utmost respect and are provided with
accurate, complete information in order to make an informed consent
or decline to donation.
The Wisconsin Tissue Bank understands that each hospital it works
with is unique and provides a tremendous service to its community.
It is for that very reason that we will work to meet your hospital’s
specific needs; ultimately providing the very best for the families
you care for.
Medical Examiners & Coroners
The Wisconsin Tissue Bank has working relationships with Coroners
and Medical Examiners throughout the state. We have been actively
involved in education to promote the reporting of deaths and
identify the potential for donation. As in any case, a WTB
Coordinator is always available to discuss the option of donation
with a potential donor family via the telephone. It is the WTB
Coordinators responsibility to discuss each case with the Coroner
or Medical Examiner prior to approaching the family.
Funeral directors
Funeral Directors are an integral partner in donation and tissue
recovery. WTB has worked diligently with funeral directors
throughout the state to promote positive relationships. Each
recovery case is reviewed with the funeral director before and after
the recovery to facilitate the donor family's request and the
funeral directors responsibilities.
For questions or concerns regarding care following tissue
recovery please contact the Wisconsin Tissue Bank at 800-722-8230.
Donor family aftercare
The Wisconsin Tissue Bank strongly believes that donors and their
families are the most important element in our work, and that they
are entitled to respect, compassionate care and a commitment to the
protection and optimal use of their precious gifts. The Wisconsin
Tissue Bank provides aftercare services to all tissue donor
families. Bereavement materials and informational resources are
provided free of charge to the families we work with to help in the
healing process.
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