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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network - OPTN

Organization URL(s)

optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/  

Other Contact Information

700 North 4th Street

Richmond, VA 23219

888-TX-INFO-1 (Voice - Toll-free, 894-6361)

Description

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is the unified transplant network established by the United States Congress under the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), based in Richmond, Virginia, administers the OPTN under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Online Resources

• About Transplantation
  http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/about/transplantation/transplantProcess.asp
• Donor Matching System
  http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/about/transplantation/matchingProcess.asp

Related Topics

Topic Organ Donation Organ and Tissue Transplant Transplant

Review Date

Thu Oct 7, 2010