• Patient info on disaster relief and assistance
  Tuesday, September 27, 2022
  The OPTN is in contact with all member transplant facilities nationwide. In case of significant and potential long-term disruption of service at one or more centers, we will provide any needed updates through this website.
  

• Oct. 13 webinar to address lung continuous distribution policy implementation
  Friday, September 23, 2022
  The webinar will be recorded for future access.
  

• United States reaches milestone of one million organ transplants
  Friday, September 9, 2022
  Milestone reflects accelerating trend in donation and transplantation.
  

• Notice: Data privacy incident and steps taken
  Monday, August 22, 2022
  The OPTN has acted to resolve the issue and prevent similar future occurrences.
  

• Two-year monitoring report for liver, intestine policy shows success in key aspects
  Friday, August 5, 2022
  Report details outcomes since policy implementation in February 2020.
  

• Monkeypox and Solid Organ Donation
  Thursday, August 4, 2022
  The OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) is evaluating this situation as it develops.
  

• Public Comment open from Aug. 3 through Sept. 28, 2022
  Wednesday, August 3, 2022
  The OPTN is offering 15 items for review, including one white paper, one committee update, three concept papers, and 10 policy proposals.
  

• Updated National Liver Review Board guidance now in effect
  Wednesday, July 27, 2022
  Updates made to guidance for HCC and adult MELD exceptions.
  

• Two-year monitoring report summarizes National Liver Review Board activity
  Monday, July 25, 2022
  Report covers activity since the implementation of the acuity circles liver allocation policy.
  

• Two new transplant performance metrics now in effect, are first phase of enhanced monitoring system
  Tuesday, July 19, 2022
  New system will more holistically evaluate program performance.
  

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