[Increasing organ donation by regionalization]

According to the German transplantation law all hospital are obliged to report potential donors. This obligation can only become effective with comprehensive support provided by an organ procurement organization. Together with additional tasks, e.g., in the field of information and motivation, the entire service requires a financial basis which is only available in a region of a certain minimum size, minimum activity and minimum reimbursement, respectively. The regionalization of organ donation has to be considered independently from questions of allocation.