New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect Feb. 4, 2020
New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system based on acuity circles implemented Feb. 4, 2020
UNOS hosts briefing for congressional staff members
At the invitation of the Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Awareness Caucus, UNOS representatives presented a briefing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 29.
Introducing UNOS’ new mission and vision statements
Board of Directors President Maryl Johnson, M.D., shares UNOS’ new mission and vision statements.
Making liver distribution more fair and equitable
New liver allocation policy will save more lives according to statistical modeling under the new liver and intestine distribution policy.
Inside the Organ Center
They work with OPOs and transplant hospitals around the clock to match organs and save lives across the country, 365 days a year. Meet the team members at the “heart” of UNOS.
Pre-implementation notice: Liver and intestinal organ distribution based on acuity circles to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
This will also include a conversion of each transplant hospital’s MMaT score to reflect transplants performed at hospitals within a radius of 250 miles.
Updated liver and intestinal organ allocation policy to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
New policy will be implemented Feb. 4 to allow for computer programming and notification of members.
Living donation: One person can make a big difference
Living donor Susan Dubuque discusses her decision to become an altruistic organ donor. Read her motivational story today!
What’s behind the rise in living organ donation?
Living organ donations have been on the rise in recent years. In this feature story, we explore why.
Organ donation again sets record in 2019
Nearly 11,900 people provided the lifesaving gift of organ donation upon their death in 2019, an increase of 10.7 percent over 2018 and the ninth consecutive record-breaking year for deceased donation in the United States.