The first heart transplant patient treated since the program relaunched Feb. 27, a 24-year-old man, was discharged from the hospital March 11, according to a news release.
Emmanuel Amulraj, MD, is the medical center’s heart transplant surgical director.
The program, established in 1987, is the only one of its kind in central and downstate Illinois. A total of 208 successful heart transplants have been completed since the program’s start.
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