You can volunteer and make others aware about how to sign up as a donor.
There are 56 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, Mississippi)
Southwest Transplant Alliance (Miller County)
California
Donor Network West (Northern California)
Sierra Donor Services (North Central California)
Lifesharing – A Donate Life Organization (Imperial, San Diego)
OneLegacy (Southern California)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
LifeLink of Florida (West)
LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services (Northern Florida)
OurLegacy (Eastern Florida)
Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency (Southern Florida)
Georgia
Tennessee Donor Services (Catoosa, Dade, Walker Counties)
Hawaii
Idaho
DonorConnect (Southern Idaho)
LifeCenter Northwest (Northern Idaho)
Cascade Alliance (West Central Idaho)
Illinois
Mid-America Transplant (Southern Illinois)
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network (Northern and Central Illinois)
UW Organ and Tissue Donation (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
Massachusetts
Michigan
UW Organ and Tissue Donation (Northwestern Michigan)
Minnesota
LifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization
UW Organ and Tissue Clinic (Houston County)
Mississippi
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc (Northern Mississippi)
Missouri
Mid-America Transplant Services (Eastern Missouri)
Midwest Transplant Network (Western Missouri)
Montana
Nebraska
Iowa Donor Network (Dakota County)
Nevada
Donor Network West (Northern Nevada)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network OPO (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
LiveOnNY (Southeastern New York)
Upstate New York Transplant Services Inc (Western New York)
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network (Central New York)
North Carolina
LifeShare Carolinas (Southwestern and Western North Carolina)
LifeNet Health (Currituck County)
North Dakota
Ohio
LifeBanc (Northeastern Ohio)
Life Connection of Ohio (Northwestern and West Central Ohio)
Lifeline of Ohio (Central and Southeastern Ohio)
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (Southwestern Ohio)
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Lawrence County)
Oklahoma
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma
Oregon
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
Tennessee
Mid-South Transplant Foundation (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, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Rutland Counties)
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Tennessee Donor Services (Bristol City, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton City, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise Counties)
Washington
Cascade Alliance (Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Walla Walla Counties)
West Virginia
Center for Organ Recovery & Education
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (Cabell, Wayne Counties)
Lifeline of Ohio (Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Wood Counties)
LifeNet Health (Berkeley, Morgan, Jefferson Counties)
Wisconsin
Versiti Wisconsin, Inc (Southeastern Wisconsin)
UW Health Organ and Tissue Donation
LifeSource (Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix Counties)