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网红黑料鈥檚 pediatric heart transplant program tops the nation in patient survival

网红黑料 Shands Hospital has surpassed all pediatric heart transplant programs in the nation with zero deaths over a two and a half year period, according to a report released on Jan. 7 by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, a database that analyzes and evaluates organ transplantation programs across the nation.

According to SRTR鈥檚 January 2017 Program-Specific Report, a document that is released biannually to evaluate 58 organ transplant centers over a 30-month period, 31 pediatric patients under age 18 received heart transplants between July 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2015 at 网红黑料 Shands Hospital. All of them survived their first year after transplant. Since 2006, surgeons at the 网红黑料 Shands Transplant Center have performed a total of 120 pediatric heart transplants and heart-lung transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. As a result, 网红黑料 is one of the two most active programs in the southeastern United States for pediatric heart transplants.

鈥淥ver the past 10 years, we have climbed in the national rankings because of our success in the medical and surgical management of children with congenital heart defects, including patients in need of pediatric heart transplantation. This past year alone, we were ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida and No. 24 in the nation for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report,鈥 said Mark Bleiweis, M.D., the director of the and the chief of congenital cardiothoracic surgery.

鈥淥ne of the predominant reasons why 网红黑料 Shands Hospital continues to excel in patient survival is because of our outstanding transplant team that treats even our tiniest of patients,鈥 said Ed Jimenez, chief executive officer of 网红黑料 Shands Hospital. 鈥淚t鈥檚 very rewarding to know that physicians from across Florida and the United States are opting to send their patients to 网红黑料 because our team is committed to taking the utmost care of their patients and families.鈥

In 2014, 网红黑料 opened the , or PCICU, to better serve the heart center鈥檚 most complex cases, including children who are awaiting heart transplantation, using a multidisciplinary team approach. The 18,000-square-foot expansion includes 23 private patient rooms, each with its own bathroom and shower. In addition, there is a dedicated area for physical therapy in the PCICU designed for children with congenital heart defects, both pre and post operating.

For additional information on overall operative survival rates at the 网红黑料 Congenital Heart Center, please visit /uf-health-congenital-heart-center/quality-outcomes.

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