Life without limits
  • Sitemap
  • Give now
  • UNet
    • Login
    • UNet System Status
    • About
UNOS
  • Organ donors
    • Life without limits
      • Why be an organ donor?

        Currently, more than 100,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the U.S.

        1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives.

        Register now
    • In honor
      • National Donor Memorial
    • About
      • About organ donation
      • Deceased donation
      • Living donation
      • UNOS Organ Center
    • Advocate
      • Advocacy
  • Patients
    • About
      • Transplant & waiting list
      • Deceased donation
      • Living donation
      • FAQs
    • How it works
      • How we match organs
    • Resources
      • Advocacy
  • Professionals
    • Essentials
      • APIs
      • UNet℠
      • Offer Filters
      • Predictive analytics
      • TransNet℠
    • Life without limits
      • Innovative tools and research to solve your challenges

        Explore UNOS solutions
    • Resources
      • Education
      • News
    • Community
      • TMF
  • About
    • Life without limits
      • UNOS insights and analysis on healthcare and transplant issues

        Read our Spotlight: 2-minute reads
    • UNOS
      • About UNOS
      • Our mission
      • Leadership
      • UNOS board
      • Careers
    • Donation & transplant
      • How we match organs
      • FAQs
      • Technology
      • How UNOS supports the OPTN
    • Media & more
      • Advocacy
      • Spotlight 2-minute reads
      • News
Select Page
UNOS to study data collection related to social determinants of health

UNOS to study data collection related to social determinants of health

Feb 8, 2021 | Equity, News, Research

Feasibility study could cast a new light on health disparities research.

UNOS RFI documents for 2021 are available on the UNet Transplant Administrators website

UNOS RFI documents for 2021 are available on the UNet Transplant Administrators website

Jan 27, 2021 | News, Technology

UNOS Request for Information (RFI) documents for 2021 are available on the UNetSM Transplant Administrators website

Annual record trend continues for deceased organ donation, deceased donor transplants

Annual record trend continues for deceased organ donation, deceased donor transplants

Jan 11, 2021 | News

New records for deceased donation and deceased donor transplants; living donor transplants decreased largely due to COVID-19.

Implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements

Implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements

Dec 1, 2020 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes, UNet℠ system changes

Kidney programs should update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.

Five years of HOPE Act; observations from Sander Florman, M.D.

Five years of HOPE Act; observations from Sander Florman, M.D.

Nov 20, 2020 | News

Transplant program director at the hospital performing the most HOPE Act transplants reflects on its significance at the five-year milestone.

Innovating to strengthen the organ transplant system

Innovating to strengthen the organ transplant system

Oct 30, 2020 | Innovation, Innovation feature, News, Research

UNOS Labs tries out new ideas in behavioral research, data science and technology. Our researchers develop innovative solutions to improve the national organ network and increase organ utilization.

UNOS research analyst Julia Foutz on reducing the organ shortage and saving more lives

UNOS research analyst Julia Foutz on reducing the organ shortage and saving more lives

Oct 2, 2020 | News

Research shows collaborative improvement has potential to increase kidney utilization.

UNOS receives $106,000 grant from Fresenius foundation

UNOS receives $106,000 grant from Fresenius foundation

Sep 24, 2020 | News

Fresenius Medical Care Foundation announces $106,000 grant to UNOS toward improving organ transportation, tracking and logistics

UNOS announces new research and development projects

UNOS announces new research and development projects

Aug 20, 2020 | News, Research

UNOS’ commitment to innovation brings together industry experts. These partnerships enhance our capability to continuously improve the transplant system.

In spite of the pandemic, we’re performing more deceased-donor organ transplants than in years past

In spite of the pandemic, we’re performing more deceased-donor organ transplants than in years past

Aug 14, 2020 | News

UNOS Board of Directors vice president/president-elect Matthew Cooper, M.D., says policies to improve the transplant system must look at the whole picture, not just one part of it.

« Older Entries
Next Entries »
Give now
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn

United Network for Organ Sharing

UNOS is a nonprofit on a mission to save and transform lives through research, innovation and collaboration. Learn more.

Contact us

Get involved

  • Careers
  • Advocacy
  • Invest in research

Honoring donors

  • National Donor Memorial
  • Be an organ donor

Latest news

UNOS sets the record straight

To set the record straight and correct some false information, UNOS is fact-checking statements made during the
House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled “A Year Removed: Oversight of Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act Implementation.

TMF 2024 Heckenkemper Award Winner: Nancy Metzler honored

"We have the unique privilege as transplant administrators to support our team as they turn a tragedy into a miracle." Nancy Metzler The Annual Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration / Quality Award (also known as the Heckenkemper Award) is given each year...

A decade of record increases in liver transplant

10,660 liver transplants, the most ever in a year.

All news

© 2026 United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization | Guidestar | Sitemap | Legal