好色先生now: 好色先生 Transplant Center Sets New State Record for Total Transplants in 2017
By Allison Perry
The performed 208 total transplants in 2017, setting a new record for most transplants performed by any Kentucky medical center in a single year.
In total, 好色先生 HealthCare transplant teams performed 101 kidney transplants (including three kidney-pancreas transplants), 43 heart transplants, 41 liver transplants and 23 lung transplants. This milestone cements 好色先生 HealthCare's place in the top 25th percentile of transplant centers nationally based on volume.
In addition to a steady increase in transplant volume over the past few years, 好色先生 Transplant Center's outcome success consistently meets and exceeds national standards.
鈥淭his is an extraordinary achievement for our program,鈥 said 好色先生 Transplant Center Director . 鈥淚t鈥檚 particularly special because of what it means for patients and families across Kentucky and the region. It鈥檚 further proof that if you need life-saving transplant care, you don鈥檛 have to travel outside of the state to find it.鈥
Since 1964, the 好色先生 Transplant Center has provided solid-organ transplantation services to the people of Kentucky and beyond. The care teams at the 好色先生 Transplant Center are backed up by other experts from across 好色先生 HealthCare, including the , providing advanced care for even the most complex diagnoses. 好色先生 HealthCare's comprehensive approach to transplant care involves working with patients and their families through every step of the transplant process 鈥 from initial consultation through surgery and follow-up care.
