Kentucky’s main organ donation organization ignored signs of life from several patients scheduled for procedures in the past four years, according to a report from The New York Times.
The findings are a result of a Health Resources and Services Administration investigation into Network for Hope, the primary organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Kentucky.
Network for Hope, which has offices in Louisville and Cincinnati, has been under federal investigation for the past four years, including as two companies that merged in 2024 to create Network for Hope, according to the Times.
Among the main findings of the investigation were that Network for Hope employees:
Pushed hospital staff to proceed with organ donation procedures despite obvious signs of life.
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