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Region 3

Region 3 Overview

Region 3 map

States include:
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Puerto Rico
Regional Councillor:

Ari Cohen, MD, MBA

Ochsner Foundation Hospital

Region 3 Meetings

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Friday, September 5, 2025, Virtual

Region 3 Profile

Donors versus Organs Donated in 2025
ProgramsDonorsOrgans
All Donors 3,385 9,823
Kidney 3,122 5,389
Liver 2,115 2,115
Heart 759 759
Pancreas 199 199
Lung 688 1,343
Intestine 17 17
Based on OPTN data as of 1/22/2026

Organ registrations on waitlist as of 1/22/2026
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 14,903
Kidney 12,842
Liver 1,129
Pancreas 34
Kidney / Pancreas 269
Heart 549
Lung 64
Heart / Lung 1
Intestine 13
VCA - abdominal wall 1
VCA - uterus 1
Based on OPTN data as of 1/22/2026

Transplants in 2025
ProgramsCounts
All Organs 6,813
Kidney 3,822
Liver 1,846
Pancreas 12
Kidney / Pancreas 133
Heart 603
Lung 381
Heart / Lung 4
Intestine 11
VCA - uterus 1
Based on OPTN data as of 1/22/2026

Members
ProgramsCounts
All Members 54
OPOs 10
Transplant Centers 28
Histo Labs 15
Voluntary Health Orgs 1
Based on OPTN data as of 1/22/2026