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Tales from the OR and how Congress can help

Tales from the OR and how Congress can help

Apr 16, 2025 | Issues and Advocacy, News

UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein shares first-hand experiences as a liver transplant surgeon, and how Congressional action can help strengthen the system.

Waitlist deaths decrease: a shared success by the organ donation and transplant community supported by UNOS

Waitlist deaths decrease: a shared success by the organ donation and transplant community supported by UNOS

Apr 14, 2025 | Issues and Advocacy, News

The average number of people dying per day waiting for a transplant has dropped under UNOS’ operation of the U.S. organ donation and transplant system.

We can track Amazon packages-why not lifesaving organs?

We can track Amazon packages-why not lifesaving organs?

Jan 27, 2025 | Issues and Advocacy, News

The U.S. needs a national organ tracking system. UNOS is working to help make that happen.

90,000 people are waiting for a kidney. Here’s one way to get them a kidney faster.

90,000 people are waiting for a kidney. Here’s one way to get them a kidney faster.

Jan 27, 2025 | Issues and Advocacy, News

The new, UNOS-supported Medicare program that should help increase kidney transplants.

A more efficient way to get organs to patients in need

A more efficient way to get organs to patients in need

Jan 27, 2025 | Issues and Advocacy, News

Automated donor referrals will help more donated organs be transplanted. UNOS calls for Congressional action to mandate this process.

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Letter from UNOS to Senate HELP Committee members

A letter sent by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to the Senate HELP Committee on December 10, 2025, in advance of its hearing December 11, 2025, about the future of organ donation and transplant.

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UNOS continues to provide professional services, develop technology solutions and support clients without disruption.

Is it really a list? What determines how organs are allocated, and the role UNOS technology plays in it

Despite what you may have heard or seen in pop culture, waiting for an organ transplant is not like taking a number and waiting. The reality of how it all works is significantly more complicated.

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