2023: a year of more lives saved
Celebrating memories made and milestones reached, thanks to the gift of life.
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.
Tristen Wayne Hewitt
He always wanted to help, even with his last breath.
OPTN Board approves improvements to reporting of potential patient safety events
Process for reporting enhanced, clarified.
Coming soon: Offer Filters for lung allocation
The Offer Filters tool will become available for lung transplant programs in UNetSM on Jan. 31.
Implementation notice: Required reporting of certain patient safety events now in effect
A new policy is now in effect that requires members to report certain patient safety events within 72 hours of becoming aware of the event.
Joshua Mark Vinson
Joshua is truly missed beyond words. He left this world a true hero!
Kevin Abraham
My father was the best dad that I could have ever asked for.
Tricia Jean Lanthier
We will never stop talking about her and her gift and her gift of life!
Special comment period for Expedited Placement Variance
The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) plans to release a series of proposed policies for public comment next month. Currently, OPTN seeks feedback on the “Expedited Placement Variance.” The special public comment period for the variance will begin December 21 and end January 21, 2024. To read the full proposal and offer comments, click here.