Transplant center survival statistics: Heart

Below are transplant centers whose patient survival rates exceeded or fell short of expectations. Not listed are transplant centers that met survival expectations--which factor in the condition of patients and donated organs.

SOURCE: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (www.ustransplant.org)

Center name	State	Number of transplants	1-year patient survival %	Expected patient survival %
Tampa General Hospital**	Florida	133	93.98	88.34	Higher than expected
The Methodist Hospital Baylor College of Medicine*	Texas	67	77.61	90.05	Lower than expected
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center*	Indiana	27	70.37	88.05	Lower than expected
Yale New Haven Hospital*	Connecticut	18	55.56	88.88	Lower than expected
Westchester Medical Center*	New York	12	50	87.12	Lower than expected
Note: Covers first-time heart transplants among adults between January 1, 2003 and June 30, 2005
Children's hospitals are not included
* indicates the center also had a survival rate that was lower than expected in the last reporting period (covering July 1, 2002-December 31, 2004)
** indicates the center also had a survival rate that was higher than expected in the last reporting period
Statistics are adjusted to take into account the condition of patients and donor organs