• Most recent update (Jan. 29) on the bacterial contamination of SPS-1
  Thursday, January 26, 2017
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an additional Epi-X update regarding reports of potentially contaminated organ preservation solution. This is an update to information posted on January 12.
  

• Public comment open January 23 2017
  Monday, January 23, 2017
  Help us spread the word.
  

• US organ transplants and deceased donors set new records in 2016
  Monday, January 9, 2017
  Transplants have increased nearly 20 percent in past five years.
  

• Phase 1 of COIIN pilot begins in January
  Friday, January 6, 2017
  Nineteen transplant hospitals are participating in the initial, pilot phase of the project.
  

• Journal article examines rise in kidney discard rate over time
  Monday, December 19, 2016
  A recent study analyzed factors underlying the steady increase in discards of deceased donor kidneys.
  

• Imminent and eligible definition data reporting changes
  Tuesday, December 13, 2016
  Effective Jan. 1, 2017; training available on UNOS Connect
  

• Changes to requirements for donor information shipped with organs
  Tuesday, December 13, 2016
  Changes align with CMS regulatory changes, effective January 1, 2017.
  

• Nominees chosen for 2017 board election
  Sunday, December 11, 2016
  OPTN/UNOS member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in early 2017.
  

• OPTN/UNOS Board Places Indiana Donor Network on Probation
  Monday, December 5, 2016
  A routine site survey of records at the organization identified concerns with completeness of documentation in donor charts and adherence to its established quality processes.
  

• Probation ended for Baptist Memorial Hospital
  Monday, December 5, 2016
  The board had placed the hospital on probation in October 2014 to address concerns relating to a pattern of lower-than-expected patient and graft survival rates at its heart transplant program. More recent outcomes for heart recipients transplanted at the hospital have shown improvement.
  

Click on a page number to view more news in chronological order.