UC Davis Well being reached an institutional milestone in August, surpassing 5,000 kidney transplants carried out since its first nearly 37 years in the past.
Established in 1985, the UC Davis Transplant Middle carried out 282 kidney transplants in 2021, making UC Davis Well being considered one of the highest 10 facilities within the nation for complete kidney transplants.
This UC Davis Well being milestone comes on the heels of the announcement from the United Community for Organ Sharing (UNOS) that the USA hit its one millionth transplant — a world report – because the first transplant, a kidney, was carried out in Boston in 1954.
It is a testomony to our devoted staff who’ve helped us develop modern methods to assist sufferers obtain a transplant. It’s that dedication that has led us to be acknowledged as considered one of America’s prime transplant facilities.”—Richard Perez
“We have fun the one millionth organ transplant affected person in the USA, and we’re extraordinarily proud to have achieved our personal milestone in serving 5,000 sufferers with a kidney transplant,” stated Richard V. Perez, medical director of the UC Davis Transplant Middle. “It is a testomony to our devoted staff members who’ve helped us develop modern methods to assist sufferers obtain a transplant. It’s that dedication that has led us to be acknowledged as considered one of America’s prime transplant facilities.”
One of many 5,000 lives saved
Behind the statistics are individuals like Daniel Cuevas, who acquired a kidney final 12 months as a part of a six-way ‘chain’ kidney transplant by way of UC Davis Well being’s paired kidney alternate program. This system matches incompatible donor-recipient pairs with different pairs, they usually alternate donors.
“To be the recipient of a kidney could be very humbling. There isn’t any solution to repay that apart from taking one of the best care of this new organ I’ve that’s going to assist me stay and spend time with my household,” stated Cuevas. “Kidneys are a small commodity – as there are nearly 100,000 individuals on the kidney transplant waitlist. I really feel lucky to have had the care I acquired at UC Davis and have this chance to increase my life.”
Lately, UC Davis Well being was chosen as a mannequin hospital by the UNOS. The well being system was additionally chosen to information nationwide greatest practices for transplant by the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers.
For details about kidney transplants or turning into a donor, go to the Sierra Donor Providers or UC Davis Transplant Middle web sites.
