A Semi-Centralized Retrieval Center Model: Recent Experience of an ODO, Transplant Québec, Covering a Large Territory with Over 70 Hospitals

IntroductionQuebec has a population of 8 million dispersed over 1,677,000 km2 (mostly concentrated in 2 metropolitan areas). Over 70 hospitals serve as deceased donor identification centers. A semi-centralized system of dedicated retrieval hospitals was established, and 9 hospitals were designated a