Donate Your Body to Science: FAQs
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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
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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.
Available 24 Hours a Day
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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.
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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!
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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.
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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.
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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.
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747
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
Available 24 Hours a Day
800.417.3747www.sciencecare.com
“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