Southwest Transplant Alliance
Doug Butler is the Chief Operating Officer at Southwest Transplant Alliance and has extensive experience in clinical operations and organ donation coordination. With a background in healthcare as a cardiac care nurse, Doug has also co-owned a flower business where Doug managed daily operations. Doug holds a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Administration and has a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Southwest Transplant Alliance
Southwest Transplant Alliance is a nonprofit firm that provides organ and tissue donor programs for hospitals and patients. Founded in 1974, STA has facilitated more than 30,000 organs for recovery and enhanced the lives of tens of thousands of people through tissue recovery. STA is among the largest of 58 federally designated, nonprofit organprocurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States, is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and is accredited by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). The organization serves communities in North Texas, Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Galveston, Midland/Odessa, Temple, Tyler, and Wichita Falls.