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Organ Procurement OrganizationsThere are 58 organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. OPOs are responsible for two main functions within their designated service area: 1) increasing the number of registered donors, and 2) coordinating the donation process when actual donors become available. To increase donor sign-up, OPOs may implement any number of community outreach activities such as sponsoring advertising campaigns, programs in schools, worksites, or faith institutions, disseminating print and electronic materials, etc. When actual donors become available, OPOs evaluate the potential donors, check the deceased’s state donor registry, discuss donation with family members, contact the OPTN and run a match list, and arrange for the recovery and transport of donated organs. They also provide bereavement support for donor families and volunteer opportunities for interested individuals. OPOs employ a variety of staff including procurement coordinators, requestors, specialists in public relations, communication, and health education, as well as administrative personnel. OPOs must be certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and abide by CMS regulations. By federal law, all OPOs must be members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). All OPOs are members of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasArkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency Mid-America Transplant Services Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. Southwest Transplant Alliance CaliforniaCalifornia Transplant Donor Network Golden State Donor Services LifeSharing: A Donate Life Organization OneLegacy ColoradoConnecticutNew England Organ Bank DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaWashington Regional Transplant Consortium FloridaLifeLink of Florida LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services TransLife/Florida Hospital LifeAlliance Organ Recovery Agency GeorgiaTennessee Donor Services HawaiiIdahoIntermountain Donor Services LifeCenter Northwest Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank IllinoisMid-America Transplant Services Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic IndianaIndiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates LifeCenter Organ Donor Network Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network IowaNebraska Organ Recovery System KansasMid-America Transplant Services KentuckyKentucky Organ Donor Affiliates LifeCenter Organ Donor Network Tennessee Donor Services LouisianaLouisiana Organ Procurement Agency MaineMarylandLiving Legacy Foundation of Maryland Washington Regional Transplant Consortium MassachusettsLife Choice Donor Services Center for Donation and Transplant MichiganGift of Life Agency of Michigan University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic MinnesotaLifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic MississippiMid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. (Northern Mississippi) MissouriMid-America Transplant Services Midwest Transplant Network MontanaNebraskaNebraska Organ Recovery System Iowa Donor Network NevadaIntermountain Donor Services California Transplant Donor Network New HampshireNew JerseyNew Jersey Organ & Tissue Sharing Network Gift of Life Donor Program New MexicoNew YorkCenter for Donation and Transplant Center for Organ Recovery & Education New York Organ Donor Network Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc. Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network North CarolinaCarolina Donor Services LifeShare Of The Carolinas LifeNet Health North DakotaLifeSource Upper Midwest OPO, Inc. OhioLifeBanc Life Connection of Ohio Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency LifeCenter Organ Donor Network Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates OklahomaLifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma OregonPacific Northwest Transplant Bank PennsylvaniaThe Center for Organ Recovery & Education Gift of Life Donor Program New York Organ Donor Network Puerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaLifeLink of Georgia LifeShare Of The Carolinas South DakotaLifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. TennesseeMid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. Tennessee Donor Services TexasLifeGift Organ Donation Center Texas Organ Sharing Alliance Southwest Transplant Alliance UtahVermontCenter for Donation and Transplant Virgin IslandsVirginiaWashington Regional Transplant Consortium Carolina Donor Services Tennessee Donor Services WashingtonPacific Northwest Transplant Bank West VirginiaCenter for Organ Recovery & Education Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency LifeNet Health WisconsinWisconsin Donor Network University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. WyomingIntermountain Donor Services |
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