Of course they aren't going to tell you a donors health history, bcs it is assumed they are healthy
But they will tell if it is a m/f, age, and circumstances. Living or dead donor
It depends on if the donor is alive or dead, or someone that you know. Almost 50% of transplants come from a known person
If someone dies in prison with no relatives….they tell you. Relatives can sign off on limited details after death…..but you wont get their name and address unless a living donor signs off on it
YOU need to read more carefully
UNOS is only a database that aggregates matches
They have nothing to do with the actual process of transplantation
Private info is handled at the hospital level and depends on a variety of factors
47% of all transplants come from a known donor…so you would already know their name
The remaining are a mix of dead people and registered organ donors. What information a recipient gets is up to the next of kin of the donor
Most people don't care and never ask…..However….a recipient has the legal right to know the status and limited info about a donor
In all honesty, I wouldn't be an organ donor. Unless you know the person and want to spot them a kidney…..take your shit to the grave
It is basically a way to scam the government out of money….thats how it seems from the inside
I have seen county hospitals give kidneys to homeless junkies who cant do what is needed to keep it healthy. Private hospitals are much more stringent bcs they know Aetna and the gang wont pay for their experiments
Lets put it this way….in the county hospital you get the impression that organs are in surplus