AOPO leads the nation’s organ donation process through advocacy, education, and innovation

Vicky Keene

Lung Recipient

Photo Credit: Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)

AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process

Alex Pitcher

Tissue Recipient

Photo Credit: Network for Hope

AOPO collaborates with stakeholders and shares best practices with their OPO members

Oliver Crawford

Heart Recipient

Photo Credit: Donor Network of Arizona

AOPO is saving and improving lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation

Autumn, Adam, and Letitia

Donor Family

Photo Credit: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

AOPO commits to achieving 50,000 annual transplants in 2026

How the Organ Procurement Process Works

What Organs Can Be Donated?

Can I Be an Organ Donor?

Donation Stories

Anthony and Dean’s Story
Anthony and Dean’s Story

Pam, a Donor Mom to Anthony, and Dean, Anthony's Heart Recipient, share their gift of life story...

Donation Perspectives Blog

News

AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight
AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight McLean, VA (January 28, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update federal regulation...

AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight
AOPO Alarmed by Decline in U.S. Organ Donations

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Alarmed by Decline in U.S. Organ Donations McLean, VA (January 14, 2026) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is alarmed that, for the first time in 14 years, the annual number...

AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight
AOPO Statement on OPO Transition in South Florida

PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on OPO Transition in South Florida McLean, VA (January 8, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Nevada Donor Network has been selected to...