MTN's 50th Anniversary

In October 1972, a meeting of the chiefs of nephrology and transplant surgeons from four Kansas City-area hospitals resulted in an agreement to establish centralized organ procurement. The following year, Midwest Organ Bank (MWOB) — now Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) — was incorporated as the second centralized organ procurement organization (OPO) in the U.S. and the first independently based nonprofit OPO.

As of October 2022, MTN has been saving and enhancing lives through donation for 50 years. We’re excited to celebrate the incredible work our partners and staff members have done together over half a century.

To learn more about MTN’s 50th anniversary, keep an eye on our website in the coming months: mwtn.org.