A heart transplant, an athletic competition, and a chance encounter that led to love are the elements of a great adventure, a life’s story, and a reason to celebrate Father’s Day. In 2008, Kevin was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. For about eight years, he lived with the condition with medications, diet and a careful regimen, but ultimately needed a heart transplant.

Ashley Woodin’s professional career in healthcare led her to Midwest Transplant Network as a Laboratory Support Coordinator. She is our Staff Spotlight for National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month, recognized in August.

What a week for MTN leaders Jan Finn and Terry Shambles!

The excitement in “We won a DAISY with WMC!!!!” says a lot. The story behind the sentiment says even more. In December 2023, a car accident sent Dwayne ‘D Dub’ […]

Midwest Transplant Network recognizes their partners in saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation by presenting annual Excellence in Donation Awards to hospitals, individuals and organizations in our community. The awards ceremony is held during National Donate Life Month.

In 2021, Scot Pollard’s heart health began to rapidly decline due to a hereditary condition. He needed a new heart, and more than that, he needed a really big one.

One organ donor can save eight lives; a tissue donor can enhance 100 lives. In 2023, Midwest Transplant Network set a new level of achievement for the number of organs […]

A middle school multipurpose room with a performance stage. Rows of black stackable chairs with slips of purple paper to mark seat numbers for the ticketed show. Long tables filled […]

One year ago — Sept. 1, 2022 — MTN opened its new Donor Care and Surgical Recovery Unit (DCU) after years of careful planning, preparation and training. Since then, we have cared for 131 donor patients from 29 area hospitals in our world-class DCU, providing 415 lifesaving organs to those who waited for a second chance.

For the third consecutive year, Midwest Transplant Network is ranked among the top organ procurement organizations in the country by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services performance reporting. The 2023 OPO Annual Public Aggregated Report shows that based on 2021 data — the most recent data currently available — Midwest Transplant Network is rated as Tier 1A and is third in the nation for both donation and transplantation rates.