Multi-Organ Transplant

Transplant Pharmacy - Life After Transplant

Medic Alert

It is essential that you obtain a Medic Alert bracelet or necklace or update your old Medic Alert information after you have had a transplant. This bracelet or necklace could save your life and protect your transplant if you become unable to speak for yourself. Your Medic Alert identification should indicate the name of your transplant physician, the type of transplant that you have received (e.g. "kidney transplant"), and that you are "immunosuppressed".

A form will be included in your discharge package that you will receive around the time you are preparing to leave the hospital. Please ask for assistance if you need it to complete the form. You should complete the form and send it in before you leave the hospital. It will take 6 to 8 weeks to receive your Medic Alert bracelet or necklace.

If you have a Medic Alert bracelet or necklace already, it must be updated or replaced. The file number from the old bracelet or necklace, which ends with the letter "C", should be included at the top of the new form.

Your transplant coordinator can assist you with completing the form. It is your responsibility to complete the form and mail it in. Once you receive your bracelet or necklace, it should be worn at all times.

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