Federal regulators shut down Kentucky organ procurement organization Network for Hope after uncovering severe patient safety violations. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed 73 cases where organ retrieval should have been stopped—including incidents where staff allegedly proceeded despite patients showing signs of life. One patient, T.J. Hoover, nearly died in such a case.
An HHS review found 30% of Network for Hope's patients were wrongly placed on the donation pathway, raising questions about oversight and profit motives in the organ donation system. The organization plans to appeal, but the findings have triggered demands for sweeping reforms and stricter accountability across U.S. organ donation networks.
An HHS review found 30% of Network for Hope's patients were wrongly placed on the donation pathway, raising questions about oversight and profit motives in the organ donation system. The organization plans to appeal, but the findings have triggered demands for sweeping reforms and stricter accountability across U.S. organ donation networks.