Deceased donor kidney recipient ethnicity reflects waiting list
January 1, 2019
The ethnicity of deceased donor kidney recipients is now essentially the same as represented on the kidney waitlist. Learn more about organ transplant equity.
OPTN/UNOS operations not affected by partial federal shutdown
December 27, 2018
UNOS, which serves as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under federal contract, continues to provide all services without interruption despite the shutdown of some federal government functions that began December 22, 2018. All UNetSM applications and the donor matching system remain operational, and all UNOS staff will continue to maintain their regular schedules. […]
Public meeting to finalize recommendations for transplant system performance
December 20, 2018
Save the date of March 11 – 12, 2019. These are the days the OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc Systems Performance Committee will meet in Chicago to review and formalize their recommendations to drive transplant system performance and effectiveness.
Transplant center staff: create and share your custom reports with others in Waitlist
December 20, 2018
Staff at transplant centers with access to Waitlist now have the ability to share custom reports with others at their center who also have Waitlist access.
100 people transplanted thanks to HOPE Act
December 20, 2018
Thanks to the HOPE Act, 100 organ transplants have been performed for HIV-positive candidates willing to accept organ offers from HIV-positive donors.
2019 DonorNet® imaging study pilot
December 20, 2018
In January, UNOS will begin a pilot project to enable sharing of donor medical images in DonorNet.® Several OPOs will participate in the pilot, which will run through April. We are partnering with Ambra Health on this pilot.
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