One-year monitoring report shows increases in kidney transplants for Black, Hispanic, Asian and pediatric patients following policy changes
July 1, 2022
One-year monitoring report shows increases in kidney transplants for Black, Hispanic, Asian and pediatric patients following policy changes.
Implementation notice: Pre-transplant HIV, HBV and HCV testing requirement updated for candidates younger than age 12
July 1, 2022
Effective July 1, testing no longer required for HIV, HBV and HCV at the time of hospital admission for transplant candidates younger than age 12.
New identity verification process when calling UNOS
June 30, 2022
Starting late summer 2022, any caller who requests access to private information or UNet services from UNOS, will use a new identity verification process that utilizes Authy, the same application used for accessing UNet.
2021 Staffing Survey results now available
June 29, 2022
Transplant hospitals that have completed the 2021 UNOS Staffing Survey may now access their program’s results, along with comparison statistics for transplant program staffing benchmarks with the 2021 data.
Capital Pride: WRTC on being meaningful community advocates all year round
June 29, 2022
D.C. OPO’s LGBTQIA+ advocacy work increases organ donation.
OPTN Board approves improvements to medical urgency scoring of liver transplant candidates
June 28, 2022
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The actions will increase the equity of access to liver transplant, and were among a number of additional measures adopted by the board.
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