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Midwest Transplant Network set a record in 2024 for the most lives saved in Kansas

Midwest Transplant Network set a record in 2024 for the most lives saved in Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) set a new level of achievement for the number of organs recovered for transplantation, organ donors, eye and tissue donors, and laboratory tests performed in 2024.

MTN provided 1,075 lifesaving organs for transplantation. The 399 donor hero’s gifts made it possible for recipients to have a new lease on life. MTN recovered tissues from 1,447 donor heroes.

One organ donor can save eight lives; a tissue donor can enhance 100 lives. Through MTN, organ, eye, and tissue donor heroes and their families saved and enhanced lives:

  • 399 donor heroes shared the gift of life, resulting in 1,075* lifesaving organ transplants. (*Excluding organs donated for research)
  • 1,447 cornea and tissue donor heroes saved and enhanced lives.
  • MTN’s lab performed 40,075 transplant-supporting tests ranging from blood counts, urinalysis, basic chemistry panels, and more. 
  • In its second full year of service, MTN’s Donor Care and Surgical Recovery Unit (DCU) cared for 131 donor-hero patients resulting in 430 lifesaving transplants.

MTN’s award-winning histocompatibility lab conducts tests such as assessing blood work for potential matches for organ, tissue, and bone marrow transplantation, as well as post-transplant monitoring.

The United Network for Organ Sharing reported that across the country, 48,149 lifesaving transplants were performed in 2024.

On average, the U.S. performed 132 organ transplants a day in 2024. Nearly 104,000 people around the country need a lifesaving organ transplant with approximately 488 of those people living in Kansas.

The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) set a bold aim to achieve 50,000 annual organ transplants in 2026 by working with key stakeholders on multiple initiatives.

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