According to interviews with more than a dozen people inside the organ-sharing industry, leaders of the Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing have pushed out a board member critical of the organization, opened an investigation against a researcher and created an environment hostile toward dissenting opinion.
According to interviews with more than a dozen people inside the organ-sharing industry, leaders of the Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing have pushed out a board member critical of the organization, opened an investigation against a researcher and created an environment hostile toward dissenting opinion. UNOS says it hasn’t received reports that the network has retaliated against whistleblowers. It says not all criticism constitutes whistleblowing and that disagreeing with an individual’s position doesn’t necessarily constitute retaliation.
Massachusetts may be known for its hospitals and innovation, but its organ donation program is underperforming. A Waltham-based nonprofit called New England Donor Services has been under fire from Congress, and new federal data show the group isn’t finding enough donors for transplant patients.