• OPTN to launch new member focused improvement initiative in 2022
  Thursday, January 20, 2022
  Customized individual improvement projects will help OPTN members meet specific goals.
  

• 30 OPOs participating in national project to increase procurement of DCD donors
  Thursday, January 20, 2022
  Number of DCD donor recoveries in 2021 exceeded previous year’s record by more than 29 percent.
  

• All-time records again set in 2021 for organ transplants, organ donation from deceased donors
  Tuesday, January 11, 2022
  Deceased donation sets record for eleventh consecutive year.
  

• Nominees chosen for 2022 Board of Directors election
  Monday, January 3, 2022
  Voting representatives will receive materials in January 2022.
  

• U.S. surpasses 40,000 transplants in a single year for the first time
  Friday, December 17, 2021
  This milestone is a historic first for the nation.
  

• OPTN Board adopts new transplant program performance metrics
  Thursday, December 16, 2021
  New standards will assess pre-transplant and post-transplant outcomes.
  

• OPTN Board approves lung allocation policy based on new approach
  Wednesday, December 15, 2021
  Unanimous approval reflects broad support and participation.
  

• Updated monitoring report now available for liver, intestine policy
  Tuesday, December 14, 2021
  Report covers policy outcomes through early August 2021.
  

• We're making improvements
  Thursday, November 18, 2021
  Check out what's new!
  

• Animated videos describe lung allocation score, kidney allocation formulas
  Thursday, November 18, 2021
  Resources are meant to inform transplant patients and their caregivers.
  

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