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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, August 16, 2024 - Kansas City, MO

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Meeting agenda

Region 8 Profile

Donors versus Organs Donated in 2023
ProgramsDonorsOrgans
All Donors 1,656 4,512
Kidney 1,560 2,709
Liver 798 798
Heart 385 385
Pancreas 101 101
Lung 267 508
Intestine 11 11
Based on OPTN data as of 11/20/2024

Organ registrations on waitlist as of 11/20/2024
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 4,972
Kidney 4,061
Liver 554
Pancreas 37
Kidney / Pancreas 105
Heart 162
Lung 42
Intestine 11
Based on OPTN data as of 11/20/2024

Transplants in 2023
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 2,626
Kidney 1,533
Liver 596
Pancreas 8
Kidney / Pancreas 40
Heart 295
Lung 148
Intestine 6
Based on OPTN data as of 11/20/2024

Members
ProgramsCounts
All Members 32
OPOs 5
Transplant Centers 18
Histo Labs 9
Based on OPTN data as of 11/20/2024