Liver Transplant Resources

Transplant Information Kit

The More You Know, The Better You Do.

The Transplant Journal and Sharing the Experience video help patients and their families through the organ transplant process by offering up-to-date information on developments and transplant options. The booklet and video cover everything from preparing for a transplant to the transplant process and life after a transplant.

To receive a free copy of the Transplant Journal or Sharing the Experience video, call 1-877-827-6275.

Web Resources

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Located in Richmond, Virginia, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established by the U.S. Congress in 1984. Through the OPTN, we:

• collect and manage data about every transplant event occurring in the United States
• facilitate the organ matching and placement process using UNOS-developed data technology and the UNOS Organ Center
• bring together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop organ transplantation policy

US Transplant- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Reports on activities at each transplant center and organ procurement organization in the United States. These reports include statistics about organ donation and recovery, waitlist activity such as transplant rate, and post-transplant outcomes such as graft and patient survival.

Transplant Living
Comprehensive information on transplantation

Donate Life America

NFT - National Foundation for Transplants
Organization providing a program of healthcare and financial support services and patient advocacy for transplant candidates, recipients and their families nationwide.

National Transplant Assistance Fund
Has over 20 years experience empowering you to raise money in your communities to cover uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation and catastrophic injury.