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Region 8

Region 8 Overview

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States include:
  • Colorado
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Wyoming
Regional Councillor:

Andrew Kao, MD

St Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Region 8 Meetings

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Friday, March 7, 2025 - Kansas City, MO

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Region 8 Profile

Donors versus Organs Donated in 2024
ProgramsDonorsOrgans
All Donors 1,769 4,910
Kidney 1,662 2,876
Liver 936 936
Heart 384 384
Pancreas 95 95
Lung 310 606
Intestine 13 13
Based on OPTN data as of 1/19/2025

Organ registrations on waitlist as of 1/19/2025
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 5,024
Kidney 4,080
Liver 583
Pancreas 39
Kidney / Pancreas 110
Heart 161
Lung 39
Intestine 12
Based on OPTN data as of 1/19/2025

Transplants in 2024
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 2,779
Kidney 1,638
Liver 666
Pancreas 6
Kidney / Pancreas 28
Heart 291
Lung 142
Intestine 8
Based on OPTN data as of 1/19/2025

Members
ProgramsCounts
All Members 32
OPOs 5
Transplant Centers 18
Histo Labs 9
Based on OPTN data as of 1/19/2025