Organ Donor Organizations

Organ Procurement Organizations
Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are the liaisons between the potential organ donor, the transplant center, and the recipient. Organ Procurement Organizations are the federally designated agencies throughout the United States that facilitate the organ recovery process. All OPOs are non-profit organizations.

OPO directives include:

• Receiving potential donor referrals
• Evaluating the potential donor
• Discussing the option of donation with the family members
• Coordinating the process of removal of the donated organs
• Preservation of donated organ(s) for the recipient surgery staff
• Distribution to recipient destination

In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, there are 58 Organ Procurement Organizations.

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