00594 Report2C Digital 2020-04-30 - Flipbook - Page 16
FY2019 AT A GLANCE*
REGISTRY
RESEARCH
6,553
LIVES IMPACTED IN FY2019
In FY2019, 90% of
transplants used
adult donors:
79%
21%
PERIPHERAL
BONE
BLOOD STEM CELL MARROW
10%
CORD
BLOOD
95
380
NUMBER OF
PUBLICATIONS IN 2019
MORE THAN
TRANSPLANT CENTERS
PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH
200
MORE THAN
Likelihood of having a matched, available donor on the
Be The Match Registry by patient ethnic background
African American or Black
23%
Asian or Pacific Islander
41%
Hispanic or Latino
46%
American Indian and Alaska Native
57%
White
77%
14 | BeTheMatch.org/2020
RESEARCH STUDIES
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
*These figures are for FY2019 (Oct. 1, 2018–Sept. 30, 2019)
PATIENT ASSISTANCE
4.78 MILLION
$
IN PATIENT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE GIVEN
MISSION SUPPORT
$13.8 MILLION
IN FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
17,140
CONTRIBUTORS
$2.4 MILLION
MORE THAN
1,801
PATIENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE IN 2019
We provide one-on-one support, information and resources for transplant
patients, caregivers and families, including patient assistance grants to help
ease the financial burden of uninsured costs associated with treatment.
VALUE OF
VOLUNTEER HOURS
6,566
COURIER TRIPS TAKEN TO DELIVER
LIFE-SAVING BLOOD STEM CELLS
2019 Report to the Community | 15