Transplant center survival statistics: Kidney

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 %
University of Washington Medical Center	Washignton	177	99.44	96.03	Higher than expected
Mount Sinai Medical Center	New York	269	99.13	96.05	Higher than expected
Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital**	Texas	341	98.24	95.94	Higher than expected
University of North Carolina Hospitals	North Carolina	129	98.22	94.02	Higher than expected
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania**	Pennsylvania	365	98.21	95.72	Higher than expected
Clarian Health/Methodist/Indiana U/Riley	Indiana	508	97.66	95.6	Higher than expected
Ohio State University Medical Center*	Ohio	428	91.04	96.44	Lower than expected
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center	New Jersey	106	90.57	95.01	Lower than expected
Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus*	Kansas	64	90.14	97.6	Lower than expected
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville*	Tennessee	102	89.63	95.23	Lower than expected
Covenant Medical Center*	Texas	68	89.46	97.07	Lower than expected
Rhode Island Hospital*	Rhode Island	137	89.1	96.79	Lower than expected
University Medical Center*	Texas	72	88.89	96.79	Lower than expected
Miami Valley Hospital	Ohio	50	87.8	95.05	Lower than expected
Erlanger Medical Center*	Tennessee	74	87.53	95.52	Lower than expected
State University of New York Upstate Medical University*	New York	78	86.69	96.61	Lower than expected
Johnson City Medical Center Hospital*	Tennessee	52	86.54	95.61	Lower than expected
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center	New York	32	86.31	95.82	Lower than expected
Note: Covers first-time kidney transplants among adults between July 1, 2003 and December 31, 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 Jan. 1, 2003-June 30, 2005)
** 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