Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Policy change notice

New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect.

Public comment closed. View the proposals and feedback submitted.

Pediatric liver discovery aims to help hospitals improve through innovative methodology.

Living donor transplants set new record; record trends continue for deceased donors and transplants.

Every 9 minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list.

On average, 95 transplants take place each day in the U.S.

One organ donor can save eight lives. Sign up to be a donor in your state.

Friday, March 13, 2020
Call for nominations for OPTN Heart Committee and Lung Committee
The OPTN Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee and create two new OPTN committees in its place. Nomination period closes March 25, 2020.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Median MELD and PELD at transplant scores to be updated March 25
As of Wednesday, March 25, 2020, updated median MELD at transplant (MMaT) and median PELD at transplant (MPaT) scores will be used as a basis for assigning exception scores for liver transplant candidates.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
New OPTN collaborative project launched
Pediatric liver discovery aims to help hospitals improve through innovative methodology.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Equity in Access to Transplant Dashboard now available
New OPTN tool identifies factors most associated with disparities in access to kidney, liver and lung transplants.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
NIH announces funding opportunity for Lung Transplant Consortium
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Division of Lung Diseases announced on Feb. 10 its intention to publish two companion Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).

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