OPTN: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Currently, every transplant hospital program, organ procurement organization, and histocompatibility laboratory in the United States is an OPTN member. Membership means that their transplant programs are certified by UNOS, and that they play an active role in forming the policies that govern the transplant community.

Other OPTN members include: voluntary health organizations, such as the American Diabetes Association; general public members, such as ethicists and donor family members; and medical professional/scientific organizations, such as the American Medical Association.

Individuals from member organizations participate in the decision-making process through representation on committees and on the board of directors.

As of May 15, 2008, OPTN membership included the following:
(Click on the member type to search for individual members.)

Type of OPTN Member	Number
Transplant Centers	254
Organ Procurement Organizations	58
Independent 50
Hospital Based 8
Histocompatibility Laboratories	154
Independent 58
Hospital Based 96
Voluntary Health Organizations	9
General Public Members	7
Medical Professional/Scientific Organizations	20
Total	398

NOTE: There are 8 OPTN members that operate both transplant centers and in-house OPOs and 96 that operate both transplant centers and in-house histocompatibility laboratories. These members are included in the count of transplant centers, operating OPOs, and/or laboratories. For this reason, the total number of members is less than the sum of the different categories.

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