April 30, 2013
UNOS' 2012 Corporate Annual Report is Now Available Online
In July, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the UNOS Organ Center, sometimes referred to as the “heart” of our organization because that is where the lifesaving matches between transplant candidates and donated organs take place. In the past three decades, Organ Center staff have handled more than 128,000 organ placements.
During that time, UNOS has grown from a handful of individuals primarily focused on matching organs to an organization of more than 300 professionals with expertise in policy development and compliance, research, information technology, organ placement, communications, professional education, patient services, finance, human resources and other disciplines necessary to manage our nation’s transplant network.
While celebrating the Organ Center milestone, we’ve been working on a number of improvements to better position the organization—and our nation’s transplant system—for the future.
As always, our main focus is on patients, with emphasis on developing policies to facilitate more transplants, more safely. We’ve also sharpened our focus on serving our membership through such efforts as enhanced professional education offerings, clearly written policies and bylaws, improved delivery of important information, and enhancements to our IT infrastructure and systems. Our focus on organizational improvement this year included the development of new strategic plans for UNOS and the OPTN, with input from our board of directors as well as senior leadership.
2012 also saw the retirement of Walter K. Graham, UNOS’ executive director for 25 years. We thank him for his leadership in guiding UNOS through decades of growth and change, and most of all, for his unwavering commitment to serving the thousands of transplant patients who depend on UNOS.
As we enter 2013 and prepare for the future, patients, and their well being, will continue to be our primary focus.
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