
With over 100,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, 7,000 dying yearly from waiting, and new additions every ten minutes, the organ transplant system is in a state of crisis. Wait times vary on a center-by-center basis and are different for every patient in need. By attacking the wait list system, the medical intellect Delores cross-examines hospital data and patient metrics to pinpoint the optimal center for an individual’s surgery.
This allows patients to know exactly where they fall on a waitlist and lets them strategically register at locations where their wait time is the shortest. Delores is built on Bayesian principles, looking at a range of factors and how they play into hospital wait lists and organ availability. As the system grows Delores will expand from determining waitlist positions to organ allocation prediction, knowing precisely when and where a patient will receive their transplant.
The Organ Transplant Wait List Calculator has:
- Been presented at the 2018 Falling Walls Seminar / Competition (2nd place finish)
- Support transplant patients at 3 transplant support groups
- Helped patients receive their transplants faster