— Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Humans Services, visited AdventHealth Orlando on Friday to announce an
expansion of support for living organ donation, to include compensation for lost wages, childcare, and elder care through the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Prior to the announcement, Secretary Azar met with leaders from the AdventHealth Transplant Institute to discuss ways to better care for patients with kidney disease.
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Cutlines:
1 – Health and Human Services officials meeting with leaders from AdventHealth to discuss care for patients with kidney disease (L-R Dr. Bobby Nibhanupudy, director of abdominal transplant, AdventHealth Transplant Institute; Thomas Engels, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Humans Services; Brett Spenst, CEO of AdventHealth Orlando).
2 – Secretary Azar announces the expansion of support for living organ donation at AdventHealth Orlando.
3 – Secretary Azar tours the AdventHealth Transplant Institute in Orlando (L-R Secretary Azar; Barry Friedman, executive director of the AdventHealth Transplant Institute; Dr. Nibhanupudy; Brett Spenst).