News

3/8/24: Access updated resource documents related to donor screening and patient safety, developed by the OPTN ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.

3/8/24: Read about an OPTN Expeditious Task Force Town Hall about approaches for increasing organ placement and reducing organs allocated out of sequence.

2/8/24: Learn about a webinar that provides an overview of the OPTN public comment process for patients and families.

2/7/24: HRSA has directed the OPTN to expand data collection on pre-waitlist patient referral and evaluation and referral of potential deceased donors.

1/31/24: Learn about an OPTN webinar for organ donation and transplant professionals answering questions about the OPTN Offer Filters tool for lung allocation.

1/26/24: Read about a goal of the OPTN Expeditious Task Force to achieve 60,000 lifesaving deceased donor transplants annually in the U.S. by the end of 2026.

1/23/24: The OPTN invites the public to share feedback March 19, 2024, on factors involved in heart allocation.

1/23/24: The OPTN offers 11 items for review during the winter 2024 public comment period and encourages the community to provide feedback.

1/19/24: Read an update on recently implemented actions that work to enhance equity in the nation’s organ donation and transplant system.

According to preliminary OPTN data, an increase in organ donors in 2023 led to annual record-setting trends in the U.S. organ transplantation system.