Southwest Transplant Alliance

Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA) is a United States non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) headquartered in Dallas, Texas and founded in 1974. It is one of 58 federally-designated OPOs in the US, and one of three that service Texas.[1]

STA allocates donated organs and manages their recovery, preservation, and transport in between donation and transplantation.[2] It has processed over 22,000 organs since its founding.

The organization serves 11 transplant centers and over 280 hospitals in various areas of Texas, including Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, and Texarkana.[2][3][4][1][5][6][7][8][9]

As with all other OPOs in the US, STA is, by law, a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (a federally-mandated network administered by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)) and a member of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulates STA and other OPOs.

References
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  4. Patti Niles. "Southwest Transplant Alliance Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Life-Saving Work". AOPO. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  5. Goodman, Matt (2016-02-04). "In 2015, Southwest Transplant Alliance Set A Texas Record For Organs Recovered « D Healthcare Daily". Healthcare.dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. Goodman, Matt (2016-07-08). "Southwest Transplant Alliance Execs Receive National Recognition « D Healthcare Daily". Healthcare.dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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  8. "HRSA - Find Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) or Organ Transplant Programs (OTP) - Search Page". 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07.
  9. "Donate Life Float Rose Parade". Donatelifefloat.org. Retrieved 2017-01-18.


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