RICHMOND, Va. — The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a Richmond-based federal contractor overseeing organ transplants in the U.S., has furloughed 90 employees as a result of the federal government shutdown.
In a statement to CBS 6 Thursday, UNOS confirmed it has been directed to pause much of its work overseeing the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). That includes some committee meetings impacting processes like organ allocation and multi-organ transplantation.
The organ matching system and the patient services line will continue to operate, UNOS said. This is the first time the OPTN has been affected by a shutdown…