
Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced the decertification of the organ procurement organization Network for Hope for “persistent patient safety failures,” citing an instance where a man showed signs of awareness while on the operating table, about to have his organs removed.
“The federal government’s first responsibility is to protect human life and patients. When Americans register as an organ donor, they make one of the most generous decisions imaginable. One donor can save up to eight lives and enhance dozens more. Yet today, more than 103,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving transplants,” Kennedy said.
.@SecKennedy: “Under the Biden administration, HHS failed to hold organizations accountable when serious patient safety concerns emerged. Today, we are restoring that accountability.” pic.twitter.com/ywB36KNkHY
— HHS Rapid Response (@HHSResponse) August 5, 2026
“Every one of those donors, every one of those families, every patient waiting for that gift deserves complete confidence that our organ donation system is safe, ethical, and worthy of their trust. That confidence also depends on physicians and nurses and transplant professionals who performed a record-setting, more than


