JTA Member Organizations

 Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced transplant practices in the United States.  Staff skilled in more than a dozen specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.  
www.MayoClinic.org 

 LifeQuest is one of the pioneer organ procurement programs in the country.  LifeQuest covers a 36-county area in northern Florida and works with over 70 hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the region to identify potential donors.  
www.LifeQuestFla.org 

 LEITR is leading the fight against blinding eye diseases through the recovery, evaluation, and distribution of eye tissue for transplantation, research, and education.  
www.LionsEyeInstitute.org 

 The Second Chance Support Group offers support and education through meetings and social events to liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant patients and their caregivers.
Contact Kristin Corlett at kirby3131@gmail.com 

 LifeNet Health of Florida is a non-profit, full-service tissue bank, serving the local community by facilitating the gift of tissue donation and recovery, grief care for our donor families and providing transplant tissue back to local surgeons.
www.LifeNetHealthFlorida.org 

 Legacy Donor Services Foundation connects individuals through the acceptance of a loving gift that can be cherished by those in need. We are committed to the community we serve. 

www.LegacyDSFoundation.com

 Committed to increasing the number of registered organ donors, the Katie Caples Foundation delivers organ donor education and awareness raising programs.  The Katie Ride for Life is the Foundation’s signature event held each April. 
www.KatieCaples.org 

 The Heart Transplant/VAD Support Group provides outreach to heart transplant and VAD patients and their caregivers while receiving treatment at Mayo Clinic.  
Contact Eileen Ryan at eileenheart@yahoo.com 

 The Jacksonville Lung Transplant Support Group provides education, assistance and hope with a goal of providing a better way of life before and after lung transplant. 
Contact Frank Foster at fknefoster@aol.com 

 The Gabriel House of Care offers affordable lodging and support services for transplant and cancer patients and their caregivers while receiving medical care in Jacksonville.  
www.GabrielHouseOfCare.org