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Removing BMI and C-peptide from kidney/pancreas waiting time criteria
We implemented policy and system changes on July 11, 2019.
How OPOs improve performance and increase transplants nationwide
Organ donations can be hard to get, but organ procurement organizations are educating communities to improve donation rates. Learn what they are doing here.
Reducing unwanted organ offers
A new UNOS pilot project tests ways to avoid unwanted offers, speed up organ allocation and transplant more organs.
Kidney and pancreas committees refine distribution policy options
Each committee and a joint workgroup will continue to refine and discuss options based on circles of either a 250 or 500 nautical mile radius.
Better offer screening
UNOS pilot project to increase kidney utilization by helping OPOs find an accepting candidate more quickly.
Ricky Mullane
Being able to give Ricky his wish to be an organ/tissue donor has brought us some comfort since his leaving us. His big heart, generous spirit is helping over 50 people live healthier
happier lives.
Melanie Heusted-Cybulski
We lost my baby sister Melanie in a tragic boating accident. She was a caring nurse, wife and mother. She gave the ultimate gift.
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital released from probation
The OPTN Executive Committee took action at a meeting on June 26, 2019.
LifeLink of Georgia nearly triples African-American donors
Through focused quality improvement and education practices, LifeLink of Georgia has almost tripled recovery of African-American donors.