Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

OPTN statement regarding liver transplant waiting times and allocation
Recent news regarding liver transplantation has raised public questions regarding how donated livers are allocated.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

OPTN information regarding deceased directed donation
Recent news events have sparked public questions regarding directed donation.
Friday, May 29, 2009

OPTN statement regarding H1N1 virus
The OPTN shares in the worldwide concern over the public health risk posed by the newly discovered H1N1 influenza strain, or "swine flu."
Friday, May 1, 2009

Board addresses international definitions of transplant tourism
The definitions stem from a 2008 international conference to seek consensus among transplant professionals.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

National kidney allocation concepts discussed in public forum
More than 200 people participated in the event.
Monday, January 26, 2009

Board addresses living donor safety, transplant program inactivity
Living donor organ recovery and transplantation must take place in OPTN member transplant centers.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

St. Vincent Medical Center fully reinstated
The action removes the status of probation.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

National waiting list passes 100 thousand
The kidney is the organ most commonly needed and most commonly transplanted.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

New organ package labels available
The new labels are intended to reduce potential packaging/labeling errors.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Board approves measures to broaden access for living donation
The board also addressed pediatric transplantation and highly-sensitized kidney transplant candidates.
Friday, June 20, 2008