Transplant center survival statistics: Liver

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 %
St. Vincent Medical Center#	California	46	100	85.96	Higher than expected
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	284	92.36	87.63	Higher than expected
Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic)**	Minnesota	207	90.78	86.38	Higher than expected
St. Luke's Hospital (Mayo Clinic)**	Florida	512	89.86	85.25	Higher than expected
Mount Sinai Medical Center**	New York	243	86.2	80.6	Higher than expected
Oschner Foundation Hospital*	Louisiana	215	80.31	86.17	Lower than expected
USC University Hospital*	California	177	77.33	83.38	Lower than expected
Johns Hopkins Hospital*	Maryland	106	77.19	85.71	Lower than expected
St. Louis University Hospital*	Missouri	100	76.44	86.76	Lower than expected
Ohio State University Medical Center*	Ohio	51	72.86	88.17	Lower than expected
Note: Covers first-time liver 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
# Center stopped performing transplants in September 2005 and closed amid scandal
Statistics are adjusted to take into account the condition of patients and donor organs