AOPO leads the nation’s organ donation process through advocacy, education, and innovation

Vicky Keene

Lung Recipient

Photo Credit: Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)

AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process

Alex Pitcher

Tissue Recipient

Photo Credit: Network for Hope

AOPO collaborates with stakeholders and shares best practices with their OPO members

Oliver Crawford

Heart Recipient

Photo Credit: Donor Network of Arizona

AOPO is saving and improving lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation

Autumn, Adam, and Letitia

Donor Family

Photo Credit: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

AOPO commits to achieving 50,000 annual transplants in 2026

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Donation Stories

Anthony and Dean’s Story
Anthony and Dean’s Story

Pam, a Donor Mom to Anthony, and Dean, Anthony's Heart Recipient, share their gift of life story...

Donation Perspectives Blog

News

AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards
AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards McLean, VA (March 13, 2026) – This week, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance concerning the roles of...

AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards
AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions McLean, VA (March 10, 2026) – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted an increase in suspected...

AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards
AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries McLean, VA (February 26, 2026) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) strongly supports continued efforts to strengthen donor registries...