Hope Starts Here
Southwest Transplant Alliance is a nonprofit organ procurement organization whose mission is to save lives through donation.
What we do
Save lives through donation
Support donors and their families
Educate our communities
Lead the transplant industry
Our Values
Passionate
Selfless
Trustworthy
Collaborative
Creative
Our Role
STA plays a vital role in the recovery of donated organs and tissues for transplant. We are part of a nationwide network of agencies that are responsible for coordinating the recovery and allocation of organs and tissues within our federally designated service area.
Our Culture
Southwest Transplant Alliance is made up of more than 350 selfless, dedicated team members across Texas. We are an organization on a mission to lead with compassion, make an impact and save lives.
Because of this, we’ve achieved record-breaking numbers of successful organ and tissue recoveries for transplant - improving Texas one life at a time.
Learn more about the mission, culture and team that makes STA a great place to work.
Our History
For 50 years, Southwest Transplant Alliance has helped save and improve lives by recovering donated organs and tissues for transplantation. Founded in 1974, STA is one of the largest federally designated, nonprofit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the country.
STA was originally founded to facilitate kidney retrieval for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Today, STA coordinates organ transplantation to patients in 10 transplant centers in our service area across Texas. Since our founding, we’ve recovered more than 35,000 organs and saved or enhanced the lives of more than 100,000 people.
Donor Service Area
STA’s service area includes:
10 hospital transplant centers
270+ hospitals
89 Texas counties and 1 Arkansas county
10.5 million residents
Southwest Transplant Alliance is one of three organ procurement organizations (OPOs) that provide recovery operations in Texas.
Learn more about partner organizations at Donate Life Texas.
Southwest Transplant Alliance’s facility is designed to support our lifesaving mission, revolutionizes organ donation and transplantation by providing the nation’s most advanced care and supporting donors and their families.
The facility is home to the organization’s corporate headquarters and The Legacy Center — a state of the art, in-house recovery center.
Headquarters features:
STA Corporate Offices
STA Foundation
American Jet Board Room and Executive Suite
Taylor’s Place
Donate Life Texas
The Legacy Center features:
Organ and Tissue Recovery Suites
Moss Heart Cardiac Unit
Hillcrest Simulation and Learning Lab
Hoblitzelle Organ Perfusion Lab
Highlights include:
Compassion-Centered Care
All pre-recovery care is administered bedside. The onsite laboratory, equipment and space provides unmatched care for donors and their families.
Industry-Leading Equipment
The facility’s surgical sites are designed with state-of-the-art equipment to support medical recovery teams and advanced medical research.
Life-Honoring Environment
Donor families provide the ultimate gift through the donation process. Care and comfort facilities and services are available onsite, and organ donors are forever remembered in the memorial garden.