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The COVID-19 public-health crisis made 2020 one of the most challenging years in our nation’s history. But those same challenges revealed the resilience, compassion and willingness to help others that makes this country great.
Nowhere has that compassion and cooperation been on greater display than in Americans’ willingness to donate an organ to save a life. It’s not making headlines, but despite the many obstacles COVID-19 presented 2020 was a near record year for lifesaving organ transplants in the U.S.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Virginia-based nonprofit that manages the national organ transplant system, there were 39,035 transplant operations in the U.S. in 2020, down from a record 39,718 in 2019, but still a remarkable number given the many challenges presented by the pandemic.
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Washington, DC (February 4, 2021) The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) re- affirms its support for the Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) Conditions for Coverage final rule issued on November 20, 2020. The society calls for the Biden-Harris administration to implement this final policy as expediently as possible. By bringing objective and verifiable standards to assess the performance of OPOs, this final rule will increase the number of organs available for transplant and reduce racial inequity in the U.S. transplant system.
Communities of color bear the disproportionate burden of the organ shortage and the failures of the US transplant system. ASN commends recent steps by the Biden-Harris Administration to address equity in federal programs and policies - including health care - and the OPO final rule is a huge step to advance those efforts.
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ During an unprecedented year with unique challenges, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA), the organ procurement organization that provides organ donation and recovery services for individuals and families in Central and South Texas, announced it was able to help 189 donor heroes provide 594 organ transplants in 2020.
By escalating plans to transfer donors to the new Center for Life (CFL) for organ and tissue recovery at University Hospital, TOSA was able to alleviate the strain on local hospitals focused on caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its first year, the CFL cared for 77 organ donors.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Donor Network West announced they have partnered to launch a new program to help increase the number of Washoe County residents who register as organ donors. The program, “Second