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UNOS CEO Brian Shepard

Organ donation again sets record in 2019

Substantial and broad-based increase in organ transplants during 2019


2019: Record number of lives saved

Organ donation again sets record in 2019

Nearly 11,900 people provided the lifesaving gift of organ donation upon their death in 2019, an increase of 10.7 percent over 2018 and the ninth consecutive record-breaking year for deceased donation in the United States.


UNOS news, system changes

DSA removed from thoracic allocation system Jan. 9, 2020

On Jan. 9, 2020, several OPTN policy updates will be implemented to eliminate the use of DSAs from heart transplantation and replace them with a 250 nautical mile circle


Machine learning models applied to donor admission text may offer additional insights into kidney discards

UNOS researchers discover a new way to predict kidney utilization rates

UNOS data science manager used natural language processing (NLP) to improve kidney utilization. Learn more about organ placement discoveries.


UNOS news, policy changes

Transplant hospital definition bylaws effective Jan. 13

The new requirements outline circumstances for transplant hospitals to operate in either one or more than one location.


David Kravitz, CEO of Organ Recovery Systems

Hypothermic machine perfusion: An alternative for organ preservation

Could hypothermic machine perfusion offer a safer way to transport organs?


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