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Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown
The organization, Network for Hope, “strongly disagrees” with the HHS’s decision.
TL;DR
- The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to decertify Network for Hope (NFH), an organ procurement organization.
- The decision is based on two federal investigations citing persistent patient safety failures.
- A significant incident in 2021 involved accusations that NFH attempted to harvest organs from a man who showed signs of life.
- NFH disputes the findings and plans to appeal the decertification process.
- The organization serves Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia.
- The investigations found issues with 351 cases where organ donations were authorized but canceled, with 103 cases having concerning features.
- The scrutiny occurs amidst an increase in donations from individuals with circulatory deaths, rather than brain deaths.