Strategic goals
Our vision is a lifesaving transplant for everyone in need
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is the name of the transplant system in the United States. The federal government has awarded UNOS the contract to manage the OPTN since 1986.
In 2024, the OPTN Board of Directors adopted a strategic plan to identify and prioritize major OPTN initiatives over a three-year period.
OPTN 2024-2027 Strategic Goals
- Increase opportunities for transplants.
- Optimize organ use.
- Enhance OPTN efficiency.
- Support OPTN modernization initiatives.
Always improving
The U.S. donation and transplant system serves as the model for transplant systems around the world. It’s a unique public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in donation and transplant in the country. Medical professionals, transplant recipients, donor families, and representatives from transplant associations—thousands of individuals serving as OPTN volunteers—collaborate to develop organ transplantation policy and achieve key strategic plan goals.
This unique collaboration helps make lifesaving organ transplants possible each day.