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 | |||||
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