The U.S. surpassed a historic milestone in 2022: 1 million transplants

Lung continuous distribution policy now in effect

A new policy for matching lung transplant candidates with organs from deceased donors is projected to decrease deaths among waitlisted patients and provide more lung transplants for the most medically urgent candidates

The issues at stake in organ transportation

A look at the intersecting challenges in organ transportation and the need for national-level solutions to ensure donor organs get safely to patients in need

The best outcome for patients

Matthew Cooper, M.D., discussed equity, outreach and patient engagement at recent ASTS conference

Driving system-wide progress to better serve patients

Improvements address patient empowerment, equity and more

A year of lifesaving milestones

Thanks to the selfless gift of organ donors and donor families, new all-time records were set for transplantation in 2022

Predictive analytics tool now available to all kidney programs

New free tool gives transplant hospitals more information to help them make the best decisions for their patients

Increasing lifesaving living donations

The national UNOS Liver Paired Donation pilot program aims to expand living liver donations

Kidney waiting time modifications

New policy action means some Black kidney candidates will be eligible to receive additional waiting time. What will the board action mean for patients?

How do we track policy success?

We look at the data. Kidney transplant volumes up across all ethnicities, and blood types. Liver transplants increased by 4.3 percent since policy implementation.

Policy monitoring