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 | |||||
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