• Increasing the number of organs available for transplants
  Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  Region 4 OPO leadership shares effective practices in video recording; more information coming soon.
  

• More than 30,000 transplants performed annually for first time in United States
  Saturday, January 9, 2016
  Rate of organ transplants, deceased donation increased substantially.
  

• Checklist available to help you prepare for upcoming KPD histocompatibility testing requirements
  Monday, December 21, 2015
  Board-approved policy will establish new histocompatibility testing requirements for transplant programs participating in the OPTN KPD Program.
  

• Journal article describes trends in patient safety situation reporting
  Friday, December 18, 2015
  A review of patient safety situations reported to the OPTN is summarized in the December 2015 edition of the American Journal of Transplantation,
  

• Nominees chosen for 2016 board of directors election
  Tuesday, December 15, 2015
  Member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in early 2016.
  

• Study notes success in increasing minority transplants
  Thursday, December 10, 2015
  The study documents the benefits of a systematic approach to match kidneys from deceased donors with subtypes of blood group A to blood type B recipients.
  

• Probation and Not in Good Standing Statuses
  Wednesday, December 2, 2015
  

• Board actions December 2015
  Wednesday, December 2, 2015
  The board approved policy to increase lung transplant access for children and established criteria for programs performing pediatric transplants, among other actions.
  

• Board places Gulf Coast Medical Center on probation
  Sunday, November 29, 2015
  Gulf Coast Medical Center is a transplant hospital in Fort Myers, Fla.
  

• Board declares Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency a Member Not in Good Standing
  Saturday, November 28, 2015
  Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency is an organ procurement organization, providing services to six counties in South Florida.
  

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