US Moves to Shut a Kentucky Organ Donation Group, Citing Safety Failures
Federal reviewers found 73 of 351 cases showed signs incompatible with organ donation, and the organization plans to appeal.
- On Wednesday, Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced HHS is decertifying Network for Hope, a Kentucky organ procurement organization, citing "persistent patient safety failures" and calling it a "bad apple."
- Federal investigations centered on the 2021 case of TJ Hoover, who showed signs of life while being prepared for organ surgery, prompting scrutiny of the organization's safety standards.
- Reviews by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration found repeated failures in clinical judgment, oversight, and patient safety despite corrective action plans and multiple warnings.
- Network for Hope said it "strongly disagrees" with Kennedy's decision and will appeal, though officials warn the decertification could negatively impact more than 3,000 patients awaiting organ transplants.
- Kentucky recently mandated a "pause in procedure" safety law allowing staff to halt organ donation if concerns arise, while the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is developing national rules requiring similar safeguards nationwide.
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RFK Jr. to decertify organ harvesting organization for operating on patients who still showed ‘active signs of life’
HHS is decertifying Network for Hope after an investigation found 73 cases where organ harvesting was attempted on patients showing signs of life.
Organ harvesting began while patients still showed ‘signs of life,’ federal investigation finds - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia, following federal reviews that uncovered serious patient safety failures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initiated the decertification action after investigations revealed …
Organ harvesting began while patients still showed ‘signs of life,’ federal investigation finds
The HHS has begun decertification of Network for Hope, Kentucky's organ procurement organization, after reviews found organ harvesting initiated on patients still showing signs of life.
RFK Jr. decertifies Kentucky organ harvesting outfit accused of ignoring signs of life in 'donors'
The Trump administration is taking steps to ensure that Americans aren't being cannibalized for their organs while still alive and kicking.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. decertified Network for Hope, or NFH, a federally designated "organ procurement organization," on Wednesday following a damning independent investigation exposing allegedly "disturbing practices" associated with the organization.'Why did they want my o…
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kentuckylantern.comRFK Jr. announces decertification of KY organ donor group after numerous problems
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Lexington on Wednesday to announce his office is firing a Kentucky organ donation organization accused of pursuing critically ill patients for their organs.
Orgs hope ‘Bad apple’ procurement group’s closure in Kentucky doesn’t hurt organ donations
Following the Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that it is decertifying an organ procurement group serving Kentucky, others are urging people not to let it color how they see organ donation as a whole. At a news conference Wednesday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said federal reviewers found “serious deficiencies” in nearly 30% of cases they examined at Network of Hope, which manages donations for Kentucky as well as pa…
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