Achieving Equity in Organ Transplantation: Recommendations for Action Based on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report
From ALS treatment to a historic transplant: The biggest medical breakthroughs of 2022
U.S. Organ Transplant Leaders Want To Improve Organ Transport
How Our Organ Transplant System Fails People of Color
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center Receives First Living Kidney Donor in the U.S. Through New Donate Life America Registry
Organ Transplant Milestone: As US Crosses 1 Million Mark, Advances Offer Hope for Millions More
U.S. Reaches Historic Milestone of 1 Million Transplants
Closing Virginia’s Organ Donation Racial Gap: “People Die Waiting”
Catholic Hospitals Part of National Effort to Increase Organ Donation Among People of Color
Organ Procurement Organization Breaks Records, Saving and Healing More Lives
The Black and White of Organ Transplants: Equity in the Gift of Life
World’s First HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Performed at NYC Hospital
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Organ Transplant Surgery Has Advanced – Organ Storage Should Too
Kidney Transplants Continue to Rise Nationally
Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank to Become Cascade Life Alliance
My Transplant Opened my Eyes to the Need for Organ Donors
An Organ for Every Eligible Transplant May be Within Our Grasp
NDRI Presents Empowering Research and Discovery Award to Washington Regional Transplant Community, Recognizing Outstanding Commitment to Advancing Research
TidalHealth is First in Maryland to Implement Copernicus for Organ and Tissue Donation
HBCU Medical Schools to Tackle Organ Transplant Disparities
A Letter From the Father of Nicholas Green: “My Battle to Allow Contacts Between the Two Sides in Organ Donation”
Access to Kidney Transplantation is Improving for Everyone, But More Work Remains to be Done
Bridge to Life Ltd. Receives Breakthrough device Designation from the FDA
Living Organ Donations Save Lives. Here is How You Become a Donor
A Proclamation on National Donate Life Month, 2022
Revolutionizing Organ Transplantation Processes at the Donor Network of Arizona
Technology is changing the landscape around organ donation and organ transplantation, explains Wendy Van Kirk, R.N., B.S.N., of the Donor Network of Arizona
How Organ Donations Broke Records Even During the Pandemic
Overcoming myths about being a donor, a new LifeLink organ center opened at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and medical advances paved the way
Recommendations Target Making Improvements in U.S. Organ Transplant System
More People Becoming Organ Donors as Transplants Reach All-time Highs, Report Says
Colorado & Wyoming Transplant Community Support OPOs
The transplant community in Colorado and Wyoming sent a letter to Secretary Azar in support of valid and continually improving performance metrics based on sound data including retaining the current Observed to Expected (O:E) Yield measure which is “independently reported, verifiable, calculated and widely supported by all stakeholders in the donation and transplantation community.”
Connecticut Congressman Supports OPOs
Congressman James Himes writes to Secretary Azar to address potential problems with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule.
New England Congressional Delegates Support OPOs
Members of Congress from New England recently sent a letter to Secretary Azar in support of driving continual improvement in organ donation and transplantation. The letter states, “the proposed rule needs serious revision” and that the final rule “should be designed to preserve or strengthen practices that work well and reform those that do not”.
International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners (IACME) Supports OPOs
The IACME sent a letter to Secretary Azar raising concerns with the accuracy of death certificates. The letter states: “The pervasive inaccuracy of death certificate information can largely be attributed to varying levels of expertise of those who fill out the forms” and points out that “death certificates are intended to focus on the immediate cause of death and do not and cannot document a person’s entire medical history”.
Mississippi Congressional Delegates Support OPOs
Mississippi congressional delegates shares three concerns with the proposed OPO metrics in this letter to Secretary Azar.
Utah Congressional Delegates Support OPOs
“Organ donation reflects the American spirit of selfless sacrifice.” In this letter to Secretary Azar, Utah congressional delegates express their support of organ donation and OPOs.
Florida Congressional Delegates Support OPOs
Florida has enjoyed wide success with its OPOs, demonstrating over two years an increase of 22 percent in the state’s number of donors. As a result, more than 11 million people have registered their donation decision in Florida. In this letter to Secretary Azar, Florida congressional delegates share their support of OPOs and concerns over the proposed CMS rule