Getting Listed

From the center search page, you can click on a heart transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a heart transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Kidney transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Heart transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that a heart transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. There may be an issue like weight that you can address. Or there could be alternative treatments that would be better if you are not yet sick enough. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Heart transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive a heart offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing, to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors including medical urgency status.

From the center search page, you can click on a kidney transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a kidney transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Kidney transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Kidney transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that a kidney transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high, or the surgery would be too hard on the heart.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

Even candidates who are working on an evaluation can start to consider living donor options. A candidate who has a living donor can potentially avoid the need for dialysis and long waiting times. Your transplant center can help you think about options to reach out to potential living donors. Some potential resources are listed at the SRTR Living Donor Collective. 

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. Or there may be an issue like weight that you can address. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Kidney transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive a kidney offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing (e.g. cardiovascular), to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors including time spent waiting.

From the center search page, you can click on a liver transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a liver transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Kidney transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Liver transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that a liver transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high, or the surgery would be too hard on the heart.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

Even candidates who are working on an evaluation can start to consider living donor options. A candidate who has a living donor can potentially avoid long waiting times. Your transplant center can help you think about options to reach out to potential living donors. Some potential resources are listed at the SRTR Living Donor Collective.

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. Or there may be an issue like weight that you can address. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Liver transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive a liver offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing, to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors including MELD score.

From the center search page, you can click on a lung transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a heart transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Kidney transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Lung transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that a lung transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high, or the surgery would be too hard on the heart.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. Or there may be an issue like weight that you can address. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Lung transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. A personalized search tool summarizes this information. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive a lung offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing, to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors that form a Composite Allocation Score (CAS).

From the center search page, you can click on a pancreas transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a heart transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Pancreas transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Pancreas transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers are looking for indications that a pancreas transplant is the right choice and may help you consider alternative treatments. They will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that a pancreas transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high, or the surgery would be too hard on the heart.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. Or there may be an issue like weight that you can address. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Pancreas transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive a pancreas offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing, to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors including time spent waiting.

From the center search page, you can click on an intestine transplant center "Full Report" to view contact information and other details. However, since SRTR receives this information from other organizations, numbers and locations may be outdated.

National transplant policies allow you to see a heart transplant doctor and go through an evaluation without a referral. To confirm any requirements from insurance policies, patients can contact their insurance provider. In addition, insurance plans may have preferred centers that impact your options and available coverage.

Although patients are allowed to list at more than one center, each center may require a referral. Centers can decide on criteria for who they accept, and some centers may not accept candidates who are already listed. In addition, insurance policies may have coverage limits.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Pancreas transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

No. All patients must be evaluated and accepted by a transplant center before they are officially listed.

A Intestine transplant evaluation includes medical tests as well as reviews of medical histories to see if you are healthy enough for transplant. The team will also check on insurance, ability to do all of the required follow up after transplant, and other factors. Having an available care partner or caregiver is part of the evaluation to make sure recipients have support during recovery. Most patients will be asked to get additional tests depending on your age and other health issues.

Centers are looking for indications that an intestine transplant is the right choice and may help you consider alternative treatments. They will consider the risks of a transplant to you as an individual  and any reasons that an intestine transplant may not be successful. For many patients, these risks can be reduced by helping patients locate necessariy resources and support. In some cases, the evaluation may show that a patient is not an appropriate candidate for a transplant, for example, if the risk of infection with the anti rejection medications is too high, or the surgery would be too hard on other organs in the body.

Some centers may be able to connect you with local patient support groups. National patient groups may also have resources to help. [Links here?]

The time it takes to evaluate a candidate varies widely because each center has a different process, and this information is not reported to SRTR. Evaluations could take weeks or months depending on the required tests and available insurance coverage and financial resources. Therefore, when you meet with the transplant team, ask them to give you a schedule with the steps and timing for their evaluation process.

First, find out why the center turned you down. You may have a health issue that was discovered that needs attention. Or there may be an issue like weight that you can address. Alternatively, you can try to be accepted at a different transplant center. Each center has its own approach to evaluation so a standard that limited access at one center may be different at another center.

Centers may have different criteria for accepting patients to their waitlists. There is no report that lists up-to-date waitlist criteria for different centers; however, some centers may offer information if you contact them directly.

In some cases, a patient who is declined at one center may be accepted at another. Intestine transplant centers do report what patients they have listed and transplanted. This information will describe if a center has recently listed or transplanted patients with characteristics that may be important to you. Coming soon: watch for new features for a personalized transplant center search.

National policy allows patients to list at more than one center; however, some factors might limit your options. Centers are not required to list patients who are already listed, and insurance coverage might limit options for multi-listing. Each center will follow it's own evaluation process. In some situations, multi-listing can help shorten waiting times, but the benefits of multi-listing for an individual patient will depend on many factors and what centers you can consider. Candidates who can list in different areas, may have more of a benefit than candidates who list at multiple centers in the same area.

There are several ways that the choice of a kidney transplant center can impact the likelihood of receiving a transplant, and some are not related to the center location. First, some centers might be more likely to accept donor organs for a candidate. Second, different centers that are in different areas will be matched with different donors based on the donor's location. You can try to expand the search radius when using the center search page to see more options.

An inactive status means that a candidate will not receive an intestine offer until returning to active status. Inactive status may be used for many reasons, including incomplete testing, to seek care for weight loss targets, recover from a sickness or other health concern, resolve insurance or financial issues, or other reasons that impact suitability for transplant. If you are not sure about your status, you can contact your center.

Data on active and inactive candidates at a center is not currently provided online. This information can be requested from SRTR and will potentially be included in public reports soon.

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization under contract with Federal government, oversees the waiting list in the United States. More information can be found here.

Your transplant care team can provide more information on your status on the wait list. However, the transplant “waiting list” is not a list that goes in chronological order from when a patient was added to it. Instead, the waiting list includes all candidates who can get an organ offer. An organ is matched to a candidate based on compatibility, and all of the candidates who are compatible with a specific donor are listed in order of high to low priority. This priority is based on national policy and is combination of many factors.