QUARTER 4 • 2025
DONATION
Connection A newsletter for our frontline partners
Be Assured!
MTN’s Best Practices for Donor Heroes
In This Issue MTN Updates Be Assured! MTN’s Best Practices for Donor Heroes........................................................ 1-2 MTN Remains in the Top 10!................................... 2 Donate Life Rose Parade Floragraph Honoree..................................................... 3 Ways to Register as a Donor.................................... 3
Hospital Partners By the Numbers.............................................................4 ICU/ED/OR Corner: Imminent Death Referrals and Pertinent Updates.........................4 Advancements in Organ Perfusion and Donor Care Services........................................... 5 Partnering for Meaningful Honor Walks........ 5
Licensing, Treasury and Department of Revenue Partners National DMV Appreciation Month...................6 Fall T-shirt Store Opens in November..............6
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n recent months, stories in the national media about organ donation and transplantation, patient safety incidents during organ recoveries, people removing themselves from the registry, Congressional hearings and lawsuits have felt overwhelming, but Midwest Transplant Network knows that every hospital partner is focused on doing the very best for every patient and family we serve together, and MTN supports your work. Please be assured that MTN is always focused on ethical best practices in both business and clinical care for donor heroes and donor hero families. MTN is among the top 10 organ procurement organizations in the nation, ranking No. 4 in organ donation and No. 7 in transplantation rates based on donor eligibility. MTN is classified as a Tier 1A OPO, a top-rating by CMS based on the metrics established for all organ procurement organizations. MTN has routine third-party audits for regulatory compliance and is very confident that financial billing practices are sound. OPOs have shown 14 years of consecutive growth in organ donation across the U.S. Organ donation is highly regulated by state and federal agencies to maintain strict standards of safety and accountability throughout the process. MTN’s policies ensure we are practicing in the safest manner.
Asking Makes an Impact..........................................6
Why is this important to hospital partners?
Need Organ Donation Materials?........................6
Organ donation is a sacred gift. Midwest Transplant Network takes very seriously any claims that erode public trust in the system. Our standardized best practices ensure safe, ethical and transparent care to donor heroes, donor hero families and hospital partners. (Continued on page 2)
MTN DMV Spotlight: Making Connections That Impact Organ Donation................................. 7