in focus
The number of transplants performed each week is one of the data visualizations on the COVID-19 resources page.
By quickly adapting to COVID-19 challenges, the transplant community kept the system running to honor the gift of life.
After a monthlong decline in transplants performed each week in the United States, the numbers began to gradually increase. In the last two weeks, they have leveled off close to where they were before the pandemic. Check the data visualization tool weekly to see if this stabilization continues and to learn more about the effect COVID-19 has had on waiting list additions.
In focus
A decade of record increases in liver transplant
10,660 liver transplants, the most ever in a year.
Black kidney candidates are receiving waiting time modifications, helping them get the organs they need
Latest kidney monitoring report shows two new kidney polices are working as intended
Research in focus: examining organ offers
Three recent studies from UNOS researchers examine offer acceptance practices and impact of Offer Filters tool.
New milestone reached in kidney donation and transplant
For the first time, more than 25,000 kidney transplants were performed in a single year
