• All-time records again set in 2021 for organ transplants, organ donation from deceased donors
  Tuesday, January 11, 2022
  Deceased donation sets record for eleventh consecutive year.
  

• Nominees chosen for 2022 Board of Directors election
  Monday, January 3, 2022
  Voting representatives will receive materials in January 2022.
  

• U.S. surpasses 40,000 transplants in a single year for the first time
  Friday, December 17, 2021
  This milestone is a historic first for the nation.
  

• OPTN Board adopts new transplant program performance metrics
  Thursday, December 16, 2021
  New standards will assess pre-transplant and post-transplant outcomes.
  

• OPTN Board approves lung allocation policy based on new approach
  Wednesday, December 15, 2021
  Unanimous approval reflects broad support and participation.
  

• Updated monitoring report now available for liver, intestine policy
  Tuesday, December 14, 2021
  Report covers policy outcomes through early August 2021.
  

• We're making improvements
  Thursday, November 18, 2021
  Check out what's new!
  

• Animated videos describe lung allocation score, kidney allocation formulas
  Thursday, November 18, 2021
  Resources are meant to inform transplant patients and their caregivers.
  

• Updated monitoring report available for kidney allocation policies
  Friday, October 8, 2021
  Report comes six months after implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.
  

• Updated monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies
  Thursday, October 7, 2021
  Report comes six months after implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.
  

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