The July Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients report showed the following, according to an Oct. 4 news release from UChicago Medicine:
- The wait time for heart transplants fell to 0.7 months at UChicago Medicine, down from 1.1 months two years ago. The national average is 4.9 months.
- UChicago Medicine had a 100 percent survival rate in the past three report periods, putting it in the top 10 percent of transplant programs.
- The system is on track to perform 70 heart transplants in 2022, putting it in the top eight heart transplant programs in the country for volume.
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