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Why reporters should visit their local organ procurement organization

Why reporters should visit their local organ procurement organization

Oct 17, 2019 | Improvement, News, OPO

Why reporters should visit organ procurement organizations. A call to action from Alexandra K. Glazier, President and CEO of New England Donor Services

10 things UNOS is doing to increase organ utilization

10 things UNOS is doing to increase organ utilization

Aug 29, 2019 | Improvement, News

Collaborative improvement projects, organ placement acceleration, advanced data tools and new technology drive efficiency in organ allocation

How OPOs improve performance and increase transplants nationwide

How OPOs improve performance and increase transplants nationwide

Jul 10, 2019 | Improvement, Improvement feature, News, OPO

Organ donations can be hard to get, but organ procurement organizations are educating communities to improve donation rates. Learn what they are doing here.

LifeLink of Georgia increases African-American organ donation

LifeLink of Georgia increases African-American organ donation

Jun 26, 2019 | Improvement, News

Bobby Howard, Director of Multicultural Donation Education at LifeLink of Georgia talks about how building trust increases African-American organ donation

Lifeline of Ohio LGBTQ+ outreach: Increasing donor registrations

Lifeline of Ohio LGBTQ+ outreach: Increasing donor registrations

Jun 14, 2019 | Improvement, News

LifeLine of Ohio, proud ally of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community, marches in Pride events and educates the community about organ donation

How the UNOS OPO Benchmark Report helps maximize liver offers

How the UNOS OPO Benchmark Report helps maximize liver offers

May 26, 2019 | Improvement, News

Listening to the community, UNOS Research delivers innovative data tools to help OPOs increase organ transplants.

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