We Built the Infrastructure Transplant Programs Needed
THE OUTCOMES GAP IS PRIMARILY OPERATIONAL AND IT IS SOLVABLE
Operational Barriers to Growth
Programs lose patients before listing. Patients drift inactive when monitoring systems can’t keep pace with volume. Offers expire when information doesn’t reach the right person fast enough. Logistics add unnecessary cold time. Staffing instability resets progress. Regulatory pressure compounds the strain. None of these are clinical failures. They are operational barriers in transplant program performance, and they are solvable with the right infrastructure, data, and team coordination model.
To address these challenges, we combine advanced technology with experienced transplant professionals. Through our exclusive partnership with Afflo, the leading transplant technology provider, we deliver advanced analytics, workflow automation, and operational support that help programs identify barriers, streamline processes, and improve performance across the transplant lifecycle. Together, we provide the people, processes, and technology needed for sustainable growth in transplant operations and organ utilization efficiency.
Buckeye’s Senior Leadership Team
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Jared Ackley
BSPS, MSBS, C-MERN
PRESIDENT
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Mike Couch
MBA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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Jen Ackley
BA, HDS-C
DIRECTOR, QUALITY
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Sarah Nauert
RN
DIRECTOR, CLINICAL OPERATIONS
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Bridget Busby
RT
DIRECTOR, NEW CLIENT ONBOARDING & EDUCATION
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Kristi Riley
CPTC, MSBS
DATA MANAGER
Your Buckeye Team
Our team includes RNs, RTs, EMTs, STs, CPTCs, and MSBS graduates, supported by Clinical Managers, AOCs, and specialists in Quality, Data, and Logistics. When challenges arise, coordinators can escalate to the leadership team to quickly mobilize additional resources for time-sensitive transplant decisions. Our organizational structure allows us to share operational insights and apply best practices in real time, ensure compliance and consistency, and maintain high performance across every partner center through transplant workflow optimization.
We Don’t Check in Quarterly and Call it Done
Every partnership includes dedicated program review, continuous performance monitoring, and a coordinator team that learns your surgeons' preferences, your protocols, and your patients. We work within your existing processes while identifying where changes would have the most impact on transplant volume, offer acceptance speed, and waitlist activity. The value compounds over time through continuous operational improvement cycles.
We support programs across every major organ type, from emerging centers to high-volume programs. Read program stories from real partnerships to see what this looks like in practice in transplant centers across the US.
Our organizational structure lets us share operational insights and apply best practices in real time across every partner center. Every program benefits from what all the others have learned through our benchmarking insights.
Built with Afflo, the Leading Transplant Technology Provider
Through our exclusive partnership with Afflo, we deliver the technology platform that powers everything we do, including LENS™, the Patient Management Platform, and automated virtual crossmatch technology for transplant coordination and offer evaluation workflows. Together, Buckeye and Afflo provide the people, processes, and technology your program needs to grow sustainably and improve transplant throughput and efficiency.
Want to Know More about How We Work?
We are happy to walk through our approach before any commitment is made and answer questions about implementation, integration, and timelines.