The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients contract was awarded to Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (Arbor Research) by the Health Resources and Services Administration in October 2000 following a national competition.The SRTR is mandated to perform the analyses that measure the efficiency and fairness of transplantation. The research agenda of the SRTR includes evaluation of the process by which patients gain access to transplant waiting lists, analysis of patient outcomes while on a waiting list, evaluation of the allocation of the limited organs, and evaluation of patient outcomes following transplantation. In addition, the SRTR is charged with assessing and monitoring the quality of the data collected by the OPTN and assessing OPO performance.

The research findings of the SRTR are available to patients, their families, clinicians and the transplant community, the public, and the government. General transplant-related information as well as OPO- (Organ Procurement Organization) and transplant center-specific statistics can be found at www.ustransplant.org, the official web site of the SRTR.