News
Read the latest news releases and articles from the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network below:
OPTN Modernization
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
HRSA launched the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative to better serve the needs of patients and families.
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St. Vincent Medical Center fully reinstated
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The action removes the status of probation.
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National waiting list passes 100 thousand
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The kidney is the organ most commonly needed and most commonly transplanted.
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New organ package labels available
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The new labels are intended to reduce potential packaging/labeling errors.
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Board approves measures to broaden access for living donation
Friday, June 20, 2008
The board also addressed pediatric transplantation and highly-sensitized kidney transplant candidates.
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Programming conflicts delay implementation of CPRA phase II
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Transplant professionals should continue to familiarize themselves with the CPRA policy.
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Report identifies 2007 transplant trends
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
More than 50 experts from many areas of the transplant community contributed to the annual report.
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Data show marked decrease in heart transplant waiting list mortality after OPTN policy change
Friday, February 22, 2008
Waiting list deaths among heart transplant candidates have dramatically decreased since a 2006 policy change in heart allocation.
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Board addresses member probation, living donor resource
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The board of directors withdrew the status of probation for Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego.
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Board approves resource regarding informed consent of potential living donors
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The OPTN/UNOS Living Donor Committee developed the document.
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Board approves new bylaws for living donor transplant programs
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The new bylaws require programs performing living donor transplantation to have written protocols.
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