Jul 12, 2017 | News, Patient News
Recent improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American, Hispanic and Caucasian transplant candidates receive kidneys from deceased donors, according to UNOS data.
Jan 7, 2015 | News, Patient News
As of October 30, 2014, new policies are in place to allocate pancreas and kidney-pancreas transplants. The revisions are intended to increase access to transplantation for more than 3,000 candidates currently listed for these organs and enhance the efficiency of the...
Dec 23, 2014 | News, Patient News
Effective December 4, 2014, the national system that matches kidneys from deceased donors with patients needing transplantation will be revised significantly. It is meant to provide additional transplant opportunities for all candidates and improve access for specific...
Dec 19, 2014 | News, Patient News
A series of three living donor kidney transplants performed July 7, 2014, marked the 98th, 99th and 100th that were arranged through the OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program (KPDPP). Two of the transplants occurred at Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, Pa.,...
