February 19, 2001
FOR MORE INFORMATION:	Linda McGinity Jackson, Jewish Hospital Barbara Mackovic, Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, PLLC Rae Goldsmith, University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY ­ The surgical team that performed the nation's second hand transplant over the weekend will provide an update on the condition of recipient Jerry Fisher during a 10 a.m. (EST) news conference, Monday, Feb. 19. The conference is scheduled in the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Conference Center, 16th floor, 201 Abraham Flexner Way.

The news conference and new B-roll will be up-linked live via satellite and available for down link at coordinates: Ku-Band SBS 6, Transponder 6, Vertical Frequency 11847 MHZ. The signal will be available from 10-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19.

Fisher, a 36-year-old father of three from Jackson, Mich., underwent the 13-hour transplant procedure Feb. 16 and 17. Surgeons are reporting that the procedure went extremely well and the patient is alert and recovering at Jewish Hospital. The 18-member transplant team included surgeons from Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, PLLC, the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital as well as a five-member team from Anesthesiology Associates. Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, an organ procurement organization, coordinated the donation of the hands for both recipients.

Information, photography and streaming video are also available on our web site at www.handtransplant.com or www.jewishhospital.org.