39,035
Total Transplants January - December 2020 as of 02/07/2021
Strengthening the world’s best organ donation and transplant system
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Winter 2021 public comment is open Jan. 21 - Mar. 23
Add your voiceWinter 2021 regional meetings will be virtual. Learn more.
Saving lives together
UNOS events
The Gallery at UNOS presents Kaleidoscope
A community butterfly project and works by Elvin Floyd
Virtual gallery opening: Mar. 5, 2021, 5:30 p.m. ET
Transplant Management Forum
Virtual: April 19-22, 2021 Register!
Policy changes
COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1
Action follows Executive Committee review of transplant hospital progress.
March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation
New distance-based approach includes changes to released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates and allocation of organs recovered in Alaska.
Policies implemented to align with PHS guideline
Resource toolkit, webinar recording, and instructions for cases in progress at implementation
HOPE Act impact continues at five-year milestone
More than 220 transplants have been performed to date through the HOPE Act.
Videos
UNOS is strengthening the system that saves tens of thousands of people every year. Listen in to conversation between Darmecia and Matthew, both transplanted during the pandemic.