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
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center* Illinois 6 66.67 94.37 Lower than expected
University of Minnesota Medical Center* Minnesota 41 78.21 93.03 Lower than expected
Erie County Medical Center* New York 3 33.33 96.78 Lower than expected
State University of New York Upstate Medical University New York 5 53.33 94.91 Lower than expected
Note: Covers first-time kidney-pancreas 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 January 1, 2003-December 31, 2005)
Statistics are adjusted to take into account the condition of patients and donor organs