You can volunteer and make others aware about how to sign up as a donor.
There are 57 organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. Each one serves its own area.
What does an OPO do?
- Helps increase the number of registered donors.
OPOs want people in their community to sign up as donors. They may:- sponsor advertising campaigns;
- organize programs in schools, worksites, and places of faith; or
- share print and electronic materials.
- Helps with the donation process.
People who work at an OPO help evaluate people who sign up as donors. They:- check the person’s state donor registry;
- discuss donation with family members;
- contact the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The system that matches donors to receiving patients;
- get a match list for that donor; and
- arrange for transplant teams to remove and move donated organs.
An OPO can also provide emotional support for donor families.
Who works at an OPO?
People with health care training work in OPOs. Staff also includes those who help inform and educate.
Who approves OPOs?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approves OPOs. OPOs must follow laws. All OPOs are members of the OPTN and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)
Find the OPO in your state
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency
Mid-America Transplant (Clay, Craighead, Greene, Independence, Lawrence Counties)
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. (Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, St. Francis Counties)
Southwest Transplant Alliance (Miller County)
California
Donor Network West (Northern California)
Sierra Donor Network (North Central California)
Lifesharing (Imperial, San Diego)
OneLegacy (Southern California)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Washington Regional Transplant Community
Florida
LifeLink of Florida (West)
LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services (Northern Florida)
OurLegacy (Eastern Florida)
LifeAlliance Organ Recovery Agency (Southern Florida)
Georgia
Tennessee Donor Services (Catoosa, Dade, Walker Counties)
Hawaii
Idaho
DonorConnect (Southern Idaho)
LifeCenter Northwest (Northern Idaho)
Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank (West Central Idaho)
Illinois
Mid-America Transplant (Southern Illinois)
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network (Northern and Central Illinois)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic (Winnebago County)
Indiana
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott Counties)
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (Dearborn, Ohio Counties)
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network (Lake, Porter Counties)
Iowa
Live On Nebraska (Pottawattamie County)
Kansas
Mid-America Transplant (St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Topeka)
Kentucky
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton Counties)
Tennessee Donor Services (Christian County)
Louisiana
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
Maine
Maryland
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
Washington Regional Transplant Community (Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's Counties)
Massachusetts
New England Organ Bank (NEOB)
Center for Donation and Transplant (Berkshire County)
Michigan
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic (Northwestern Michigan)
Minnesota
LifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic (Houston County)
Mississippi
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. (Northern Mississippi)
Missouri
Mid-America Transplant (Eastern Missouri)
Midwest Transplant Network (Western Missouri)
Montana
Nebraska
Iowa Donor Network (Dakota County)
Nevada
DonorConnect (Elko County)
Donor Network West (Northern Nevada)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey Sharing Network (Northern and Central New Jersey)
Gift of Life Donor Program (Southern New Jersey)
New Mexico
New York
Center for Donation and Transplant (Eastern New York)
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (Chemung County)
LiveOnNY (Southeastern New York)
ConnectLife (Western New York)
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network (Central New York)
North Carolina
Carolina Donor Services (Eastern and Central North Carolina)
LifeShare Carolinas (Southwestern and Western North Carolina)
LifeNet Health (Currituck County)
North Dakota
LifeSource Upper Midwest OPO, Inc.
Ohio
LifeBanc (Northeastern Ohio)
Life Connection of Ohio (Northwestern and West Central Ohio)
Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency (Central and Southeastern Ohio)
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (Southwestern Ohio)
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Lawrence County)
Oklahoma
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma
Oregon
Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank
Pennsylvania
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (Western Pennsylvania)
Gift of Life Donor Program (Eastern Pennsylvania)
LiveOnNY (Pike County)
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
LifeLink of Georgia (Aiken, Edgefield Counties)
LifeShare Carolinas (York County)
South Dakota
LifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.
Tennessee
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc. (Western Tennessee)
Tennessee Donor Services (Central and Eastern Tennessee)
Texas
LifeGift Organ Donation Center (Northern and Southeastern Texas)
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (Southern Texas)
Southwest Transplant Alliance (Northeastern, Southeastern, and West Texas)
Utah
Vermont
Center for Donation and Transplant (Addison, Bennington, Crittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Rutland Counties)
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington Regional Transplant Community (Metropolitan D.C. and Northern Virginia)
Carolina Donor Services (Pittsylvania, Danville City Counties)
Tennessee Donor Services (Bristol City, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton City, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise Counties)
Washington
Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank (Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Walla Walla Counties)
West Virginia
Center for Organ Recovery & Education
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Cabell, Wayne Counties)
Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Agency (Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Wood Counties)
LifeNet Health (Berkeley, Morgan, Jefferson Counties)
Wisconsin
Versiti Organ & Tissue Donation (Southeastern Wisconsin)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic
LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization, Inc. (Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix Counties)
Wyoming
DonorConnect (Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta Counties)