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  2. United Network for Organ Sharing - Wikipedia

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    The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) in the United States, established (42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984 by Gene A. Pierce, founder of United Network for Organ Sharing.

  3. Organ procurement organization - Wikipedia

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    Once the OPO receives authorization for donation from the decedent's family or through first-person authorization (such as a state or national Donor Registry), it works with UNOS to identify the best candidates for the available organs, and coordinates with the surgical team for each organ recipient.

  4. The Government Monopoly on Donated Kidneys Is Killing Americans

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    According to a report from the University of Pennsylvania, full utilization of the organ donor system would mean $13 billion in taxpayer savings and 25,000 lives saved or improved. A 20 percent ...

  5. Organ procurement - Wikipedia

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    Organ procurement is tightly regulated by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). In the United States, there are a total of 58 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that are responsible for evaluating the candidacy of deceased donors for organ donation as well as coordinating the procurement of the organs. [5]

  6. Organ Donor Network Used 'Atrocious' Practices, Former ... - AOL

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    Organ donors provide a potential lifeline to patients with failing hearts, kidneys and other body parts. But in the back of many potential organ donors' minds is the nagging concern that the ...

  7. Man Who Was Pronounced Dead Wakes Up on Operating Table ... - AOL

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    “Our organ donation and transplant system is powered entirely by trust, and the American public should feel confident when they register as donors that their gifts will be respected and honored ...

  8. How a father gave his kidney to a stranger to save his wife ...

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    Nearly one in three (27 per cent) kidney transplants are from a living donor, benefiting about 900 patients in the UK each year. In 2023-24, 185 of those transplants were performed through the ...

  9. LifeSharers - Wikipedia

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    LifeSharers was founded by Dave Undis in 2002. He believed that the best way to encourage increased organ donation was to ensure those willing to donate receive priority in receiving organs. The concept has been criticized by those who believe that decisions of priority should be based on purely medical criteria. [1] [2]