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UNOS is a nonprofit on a mission to save and transform lives through research, innovation and collaboration.
Richmond, VA
Joined March 2009
Congratulations to @MBaliker, winner of the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award for 45 years of amazing advocacy for organ donation and transplant patients: : https://t.co/1hdV0AHxgZ
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We are fact-checking the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions hearing on the future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network in real time. Follow along here: https://t.co/lBE2hR7Vn9
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions hearing on the future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network has started. Yesterday, UNOS sent a letter to the Committee highlighting our role as a trusted partner in building the nation’s
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A letter sent by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to the Senate HELP Committee on December 10, 2025, in advance of its hearing December 11, 2025, about the future of organ donation and...
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More than 108,000 patients are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. UNOS is committed to improving the system for these patients, and has joined 15 leading organizations to thank @SenCapito, @SenatorBaldwin @Robert_Aderholt and @rosadelauro for advancing four key improvements
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The House Committee on Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on holding organ procurement organizations accountable has started. UNOS will be fact checking in real time here:
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UNOS fact-checks on witness statements from the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing, “Lives at Stake: Holding Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations Accountable.”
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Today and every day, we give thanks for the gift of life made possible by the generosity of donors and donor families. 🧡 Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at https://t.co/sRvVc9nfgL and share this decision with your family and friends. 💙💚 #DonateLife
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Save the date! This #LifeGivingTuesday, your generosity can help transform lives and provide hope for the 108,000+ people in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. Together, we can make more transplants possible through the advancement of scientific research and innovation!
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📢 For the first time, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has been impacted by a federal government shutdown. As the primary contractor for the OPTN, UNOS has been directed to pause much of its critical work, including some committee work that affects organ
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The organ transplant network wasn't significantly affected by past government shutdowns.
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October is National Liver Awareness Month, a time to recognize the importance of liver health and the life-saving impact of organ donation. Currently, more than 9,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a liver transplant. Register your decision to be a donor, and learn more about
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Despite what you may have heard or seen in pop culture, waiting for an organ transplant is not like taking a number and waiting for your turn. We break down the complicated reality of how patients are matched with lifesaving organs. Read here: https://t.co/ncXkEywTij
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Save the date! The 34th annual UNOS Transplant Management Forum will take place April 29 – May 1, 2026, in Atlanta, GA. Join us for the one-of-its-kind event where donation and transplant professionals come together to collaborate and participate in sessions on professional
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If someone experiences poor care or witnesses a problem related to organ donation or transplant, they shouldn’t have to navigate a maze of agencies to speak up. A No Wrong Door system can make safety concerns easier to report: https://t.co/maxnY7zphA
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Organ donors save lives. Register here:
Organ donation saves lives, but fewer Americans are signing up to be organ donors. A trend that is threatening this life-saving system. Read ASTS President Dr. Jim Markmann’s op-ed in @Newsweek to learn why action is needed now:
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