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Organ Transplantation

The Organ Transplantation program oversees the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR). The program also awards grants and directs national initiatives designed to increase the number of donor organs available for transplant.

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PERFORMING
Adequate

This rating describes a program that needs to set more ambitious goals, achieve better results, improve accountability or strengthen its management practices.
  • The program has achieved results as the number of non-cardiac death organ donors has increased from 5,866 in 2000 to 6,759 in 2004. This represents an average annual increase of 223, less than the program's new goal of increasing the number of donors by 333 per year. However, the most recent data indicates that between 2003 and 2004 the number of non-cardiac death organ donors increased by 572.
  • The program's performance information is easily accessible to the public. The program collects extensive program performance information to manage the grantees' performance. The OPTN and the SRTR are required to analyze and publish hospital-specific data on transplant centers and Organ Procurement Organizations. This information is accessible to the public on the internet.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Working with organ procurement organizations, transplant centers, and others to increase the number of deceased transplant donors and the number of organs transplanted from each donor.

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