Network for Hope
Network for Hope is an independent, nonprofit organ procurement organization. It facilitates organ and tissue donation for transplantation across Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. It was formed in October 2024 by a merger of Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates and LifeCenter Organ Donor Network.
Key facts
- Established
- October 2024, as a merger of Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, Inc. (KODA) and LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (LifeCenter)source
- Service area
- Four states (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia); 136 counties; nearly 7 million peoplesource
- Hospital partners
- 188 hospitals, 6 of which also serve as transplant centerssource
- Size rank
- 16th largest of 55 organ procurement organizations in the United Statessource
- Federal action
- HHS said it is decertifying Network for Hopesource
WYDE coverage of Network for Hope
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Network for Hope, from Aug 8, 2026 to Aug 8, 2026. Network for Hope is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is A Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million, Another Gave HHS Until Noon, and the Farm Bill Died by One Vote. Over 63,000 Meals..
A Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million, Another Gave HHS Until Noon, and the Farm Bill Died by One Vote. Over 63,000 Meals.
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Aug 8, 2026 · 8 min read · Subject of the story
HealthcareHHS Decertifies Kentucky's Network for Hope After Finding Patients May Not Have Been Dead
Federal reviews of 351 cases from 2021 to 2024 found poor neurological assessments and questionable consent practices at the organ procurement group covering Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. The response in Congress was bipartisan and immediate.
Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Network for Hope
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · in 2 stories with Network for Hope
- Arc Institute · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- BitGo · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- BNY · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- Circle · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- Galaxy · in 1 story with Network for Hope
- Google · in 1 story with Network for Hope
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