In the United States, an organ procurement organization (OPO) is a non-profit organization that is responsible for the evaluation and procurement of deceased-donor organs for organ transplantation. There are 57 such organizations in the United States,[1] each responsible for organ procurement in a specific region, and each a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), a federally-mandated network managed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) under federal contract. The individual OPOs represent the front line of organ procurement, having direct contact with the donor's hospital and the family of the recently deceased donor.[2] 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.[2]
OPOs are also charged with educating the public to increase awareness of and participation in the organ donation process.[1] __TOC__
All organ procurement organizations in the United States are members, by law, of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (administered by the United Network for Organ Sharing, and most are also members of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). Many of the OPOs are also members of Donate Life America. Some OPOs are affiliated with hospitals and are not considered independent.[3]
| Name | Region served | |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Of Hope | Alabama | |
| Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency | Arkansas | |
| Carolina Donor Services | North Carolina, Virginia | |
| Center for Donation and Transplant | Massachusetts, New York, Vermont | |
| Center for Organ Recovery & Education | New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia | |
| Donor Alliance | Colorado, Wyoming | |
| Donor Network of Arizona | Arizona | |
| Donor Network West | California, Nevada | |
| Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network | New York | |
| Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network | Illinois, Indiana | |
| Gift of Life Michigan | Michigan | |
| Gift of Life Donor Program | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |
| Sierra Donor Services | California | |
| Indiana Donor Network | Indiana | |
| DonorConnect | Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming | |
| Iowa Donor Network | Iowa, Nebraska | |
| Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates | Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia | |
| Legacy of Life Hawaii | Hawaii | |
| Life Center Northwest | Alaska | |
| Life Choice Donor Services | Connecticut, Massachusetts | |
| Life Connection of Ohio | Ohio | |
| LifeAlliance Organ Recovery Agency | Florida | |
| LifeBanc | Ohio | |
| LifeCenter Northwest | Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Washington | |
| LifeCenter Organ Donor Network | Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio | |
| LifeGift Organ Donation Center | Texas | |
| LifeLink of Florida | Florida | |
| LifeLink of Georgia | Georgia, South Carolina | |
| LifeLink of Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| LifeNet Health | North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia | |
| LifePoint | South Carolina | |
| LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services | Florida | |
| LifeShare of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | |
| LifeShare of the Carolinas | North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| LifeSharing | California | |
| LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization | Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin | |
| Ohio, West Virginia | ||
| Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland | Maryland | |
| Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency | Louisiana | |
| Mid-America Transplant | Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois | |
| Mid-South Transplant Foundation | Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee | |
| Midwest Transplant Network | Kansas, Missouri | |
| Nebraska Organ Recovery System | Nebraska, Iowa | |
| Nevada Donor Network | Nevada | |
| New England Organ Bank | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | |
| New Jersey Organ & Tissue Sharing Network | New Jersey | |
| New Mexico Donor Services | New Mexico | |
| New York Organ Donor Network | New York, Pennsylvania | |
| OneLegacy | California | |
| Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency | Mississippi | |
| Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank | Idaho, Oregon, Washington | |
| Texas | ||
| Tennessee Donor Services | Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia | |
| Texas Organ Sharing Alliance | Texas | |
| TransLife/Florida Hospital | Florida | |
| University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation | Illinois, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin | |
| Upstate New York Transplant Services | New York | |
| Washington Regional Transplant Consortium | Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. | |
| Wisconsin Donor Network | Wisconsin |