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Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs for short because I’m feeling lazy after a few days in the air) are not-for-profit companies that are responsible for “hosting” organ donation at hospitals or their procurement centers in their federally designated territories. There are 56 OPOs in the United States, meaning that some states like my home state of Ohio have multiple OPOs in a state. These organizations are made up of various medical…

To understand the rest of this Blog, one must first familiarize him or herself with some industry lingo. This post aims to offer a little clarification on just what exactly is Organ Procurement. Organ procurement, often (archaically) referred to as an organ harvest, is the…