Nov 1, 2016 | Get involved, News, Patient
The Fallen Soldier Donor Memorial statue will be unveiled in a ceremony on November 10 at 9 a.m. ET at United Network for Organ Sharing in Richmond, Va., as will a companion plaque that will hang at Landstuhl Military Hospital in Germany. Due to space constraints the ceremony is by invitation only. Watch the the ceremony live on UNOS’ Facebook page.
Oct 13, 2016 | News, UNet℠ system changes
James Pittman, AVP of Transplant Services at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and a former transplant administrator/coordinator, knows firsthand how challenging it can be to keep a hospital’s kidney waiting list up-to-date, while juggling multiple priorities....
Aug 24, 2016 | News, UNet℠ system changes
Audience All DonorNet users, including all OPO and transplant hospital staff. Please share this notice with anyone in your organization who would benefit from this information. Implementation Date November 10, 2016. At a Glance The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors...
Jun 6, 2016 | Get involved, News, Patient
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) presented Harvey J. Steele of Toledo, Ohio, the 2016 National Donor Memorial Award for Excellence in recognition of his untiring efforts as a donation advocate.
Jan 11, 2016 | News, UNet℠ system changes
OPTN Policy 9.1 has been updated to include serum sodium as a factor in the calculation of the MELD score.
Dec 29, 2015 | News, OPO
Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) was recently named as one of four recipients of the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence.
Dec 8, 2015 | News, UNet℠ system changes
Learn how this will change your processes in UNet.
Oct 8, 2015 | News, Policy changes
Changes were made on October 8.
Aug 13, 2015 | Equity, News
The HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, enacted on November 21, 2013, will allow for the development and publication of criteria for research relating to transplantation of organs from donors infected with HIV into individuals who are infected with HIV before receiving such organ.
Aug 12, 2015 | News, Patient safety
We sent the following system notice to UNet users today (Wed. Aug. 12). Please read it carefully if your center needs UNOS to help you update the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records to reflect that you are NOT willing to accept an organ from a donor who is HBV NAT positive and/or HCV NAT positive.