Donating Your Body to Science

www.sciencecare.com

Body donation for medical research and

education is a way you can help advance

medicine and improve life for all.

Each individual donor helps to change the future of medicine. Below are just a few areas in which Science Care donors make contributions to medical advances:

• Heart Disease• Diabetes• Spinal Injury• Joint Replacement• Cancer Research• Paramedic Training• Gynecological Advances• Osteoporosis Treatment• Alzheimer’s Disease• Cochlear and Inner Ear Implants

Benefits to the Donor’s Family

• Honors donor’s wish to leave a lasting legacy

• Simple process and availabilityPre-registration is not required

Call 24 hours a day to speak with a Donation Coordinator

• Upon acceptance, includes free cremation

• Return of cremated remains in 3-5 weeks

• Medical research letter to the family

• Memorial tree planting, 1 year after donation

Understanding Body Donation

• For medical research

• Not for transplant

• Most all will qualify

• A life-affirming choice

• Program works well with veteran benefits

• No cost

How Does the Process Work?• Begins with a short phone call

for medical screening, toll free

• If under hospice care this can be done ahead of time, ask about the HOPE Program

• We will coordinate obtaining consent forms

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The HOPE Program• Complete the pre-assessment

call prior to passing

• Upon acceptance, patient is guaranteed for 1 year

• Makes the call to Science Care at time of passing much easier for the family, shorter

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After Donation• Tissue is procured and utilized for

medical research and training

• The tissue not utilized is cremated and returned in 3-5 weeks

• Following donation we send a letter to the family with details about current research projects

• One year after donation, the family receives a certificate that a tree has been planted in honor of the donor through our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation

Common QuestionsWill I qualify?

• Most all will qualify even those with cancer, heart disease, diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease

• The main rule outs are contagious disease and extreme obesity

• A quick 5 minute call will determine acceptance

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Common QuestionsWho benefits from donation?

• The program contributes to new breakthroughs and developments in medicine, including advanced physician training, neurological research and the latest prescription drug therapies.

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Common QuestionsWhat happens at the time of donation?

• Call Science Care

• A trained, compassionate Donation Services Coordinator will walk your family members through everything. It’s a simple process.

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Common QuestionsWhat is the cost?

• Upon acceptance there is NO COST

• Includes transportation from location of passing, cremation, return of cremated remains and filing of the death certificate

• Most everyone qualifies!

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Common QuestionsDo I need to join the registry?

• No. Pre-registration is not required.

• Pre-registration is a nice way to make your wishes known to your family so they may carry them out.

• Join the Registry online

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Common QuestionsWill donating prevent funeral arrangements?

• No, memorialization is important in the grieving process.

• Your family may arrange a memorial event immediately without the remains or in 3-5 weeks after the return of remains.

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Common QuestionsDoes the program work in my state?

• We can facilitate donation from nearly all states. Except MN and NJ due to state laws.

• Donations from outside the U.S. are currently

prohibited.

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Common QuestionsIs there an age limit?

• No. In fact our oldest donor was 104 years young! Nearly everyone can contribute to helping future generations through body donation.

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I am a healthcare worker.

How Does this Help My Patients?

Body donation is a great way for your patients to leave a lasting legacy for

others and relieve some of the financial burden on surviving family members.

If you are a hospice, hospital or care home employee we can arrange for an in-person education presentation to your staff

or a conference call to answer all your questions.

To Learn More

• Call to schedule a free education presentation for your community, civic, or church group or staff

• Read more about donor stories

• Learn about medical research impacted by Science Care donors

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“Knowing that this is what John wanted, I found it very comforting. I was

like, “Wow, I’m proud of him for doing this!”

-Jayne