What is the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)?

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), a unified transplant network, is administered by United Network Organ Sharing. It collects transplantation and organ donation data, drafts organ transplant policies and maintains a national computer network - matching donors with recipients. The OPTN maintains waiting lists, determines the priority order of the lists in each individual case and contacts appropriate transplant hospitals.