Cleveland Clinic cancels Eastlake man's kidney transplant surgery because donor not vaccinated

[Siwsan]

Edited to add this article is from October, 2021.


CLEVELAND — A local couple is left with pain and confusion after they said a kidney transplant surgery has been cancelled by the Cleveland Clinic.

You might remember, the clinic announced a new policy that both the donor and the patient need to have the COVID-19 vaccine before transplants take place at the clinic.

The announcement caused some confusion and concern for 52-year-old Mike Ganim and his wife Debi regarding his upcoming kidney transplant surgery.

The couple said surgery plans were going well at Cleveland Clinic, until last Friday when the couple told News 5 the clinic put the surgery on hold because the donor, Sue George, who is a family friend, was not vaccinated.

Then today, both the Ganims and George said they got a call stating the surgery has now been canceled altogether.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/investigations/cleveland-clinic-cancels-eastlake-mans-kidney-transplant-surgery-because-donor-not-vaccinated

[FreepFryer]

1. With friends like that, who needs kidneys? (Nt)

[captain queeg]

2. So she's willing to give up a kidney, but not willing to get vaxxed?

Is this the same guy who earlier refused to get vaxxed so that the process could move forward? Surgeons want to be successful and you can’t blame them for insisting that any potential problems that can be avoided be addressed beforehand.

[SCantiGOP]

3. Medical University of SC

Took 20 something people off of their list of 1,400 people waiting for transplants. They had all been given multiple chances to get vaxxed, and the University even offered counseling and sessions with medical staff to discuss the issue.
In a statement, MUSC pointed out that most of those on the list would die before getting a transplant due to the shortage of available organs, so they could not justify giving an organ to someone who would likely die if they contracted the virus.