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OPTN/UNOS Board adopts principles of geographic organ distribution
Lung distribution, member review process, informed consent requirements also addressed.
UNOS announces 2018 National Donor Memorial Award winner
Terry Murray of Olney, Md., was recognized for her untiring efforts as a donation advocate.
New booklet advises parents of pediatric transplant patients
A new resource booklet, “What Every Parent Needs to Know,” is available for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents who need or receive an organ transplant.
UNOS celebrates 34th anniversary founding
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) was founded March 21, 1984, by the leadership of the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF). UNOS was intended to become the nation’s organ transplant network, an idea that was still in development as Congress worked...
Public comment sought
Strategic plan among proposals
Deceased organ donors in United States exceeded 10,000 for first time in 2017
Total transplants set record for fifth straight year
