United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Administer the Organ procurement and transplantation Network (optn) which performs the matching and facilitates the distribution of donated human organs with potential recipients. A computer database is maintained at unos that includes the relevant medical information of all individuals in the nation who are listed for a transplant. As organs become available, the database is used t match the organs with the best potential recipient. There are two fees_totaling $968 that are incurred by transplant centers. One is the optn patient registration fee of $868 and the unos fee of $100. As of 9/30/2023 there were 103,576 registrants/patients on the waiting list. During fiscal year 2023, 46,072 transplants were performed for 44,408 unique patients/recipients

Provide transplantation and donation information and education to the general public, potential donors, and medical professionals. This is done through various forums and educational offerings, and information can be requested on topics such as the transplantation and donation process, living donation, and various national, regional, state and center-specific data reports.

Data analysis, including providing member services (which increases the efficiency and accuracy of data collection and analysis) and facilitating consensus building for unos policy development.