Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Public comment

Public comment is open through Oct. 2.

Kidney and pancreas modeling is available.

Effective practices in broader organ distribution.

Kidney Accelerated Placement Project for national offers continues

Every ten 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.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Assessing liver transplant candidates’ level of illness
Recent public attention has focused on the process of determining medical urgency for liver transplant candidates, especially those whose medical circumstances require special attention. We hope the following information clarifies how candidates receive transplant priority based on their level of illness.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Kidney and Pancreas Distribution Modeling: Analysis at a Glance
Read some takeaways from the latest modeling.
Friday, August 2, 2019
Public comment open August 2 through October 2
Your feedback is an important part of policy development.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
UNet University e-learning modules available Sept. 4
This educational module for transplant professionals will be available in UNOS Connect
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Notice of implementation of new transplant program pediatric component applications and bylaws
This is the first step in implementing OPTN bylaws for programs intending to list and transplant pediatric patients.

View all news articles

Access educational materials, calculators and more.

The OPTN Evaluation Plan is a compliance guide for member hospitals, OPOs and labs.

Patients are the focus of all the OPTN's collective efforts.

Here's a brief look at how an idea transforms from proposal to transplant policy.

The donation process begins with a decision.

We must allocate each precious organ in the most equitable manner possible.