Media resources
About us
Interview an expert
Data
Press releases
About us
Interview an expert
Data
Press releases
UNOS statement on member vote for board independence
Statement about member vote to ratify the UNOS Board of Directors’ vote for board independence
UNOS statement regarding Medicare billing guidance for organ transplant monitoring tests
UNOS statement regarding the Medicare billing guidance on molecular testing for solid organ allograft rejection
UNOS statement on draft OPTN request for proposals
UNOS CEO statement on the draft OPTN request for proposals issued on February 6, 2024
UNOS hires new Vice President of External Affairs
The external affairs team advocates for impactful policies and legislation on behalf of transplant patients with the mission of saving as many lives as possible.
UNOS statement on testing environment situation
UNOS is currently investigating a configuration error that may have permitted access by authorized users to some patients’ personal and health information.
UNOS statement following December UNOS Board vote
The new UNOS Board of Directors will go into effect on March 30, 2024, the day after UNOS’ OPTN contract with the federal government ends.
Celebrating the Greatest Gift this holiday season
Join UNOS, Donate Life America, donor families and transplant recipients from around the world to honor those who have given life.
Organ transplants are increasing
- 2023: More than 46,000 organ transplants performed and total kidney transplants exceeded 27,000
- 2022: U.S. surpassed historic milestone of 1 million transplants
- Liver transplants increased by 4.3 percent since policy implementation
- 29% increase in kidney transplants with policy change
About us
FAQs
- What does UNOS do?
- About deceased organ donation
- Who decides who gets a donated organ?
- Who does what: The national organ transplant system
- Organ Procurement Organizations: Increasing organ donation
Issues and advocacy
Strengthening organ donation and transplant
- Collaborating to support donation and transplant internationally.
- The waitlist is better described as a giant pool of patients. Watch a video
- The transplant journey and the technology that drives it
Working together: Our nation’s organ donation and transplant system
- The nation’s system functions as a public-private partnership. View a diagram of its structure
- The OPTN, HRSA and CMS have different roles. Learn about the roles
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a nonprofit organization focused on saving lives. UNOS’ portfolio encompasses organ donation and transplant as well as broader public health projects through its work developing new technologies and initiatives, conducting data-driven research and analysis, providing expert consulting services, advocating for patients, and being a leader in bringing communities together to save lives. The federal government has awarded UNOS the contract to manage the nation’s organ donation and transplant system through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network since 1986.
Data
Serving as the OPTN, UNOS has collected data on every organ donation and transplant event occurring in the U.S. since October 1, 1987.
Equity in access
Monitors trends related to access to deceased donor transplants among active transplant candidates.
Dashboard