MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2024-- The Northwell Transplant Institute at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has been rated the nation’s No.
1 adult kidney transplant program in two key survival metrics, according to new data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.
businesswire.com/news/home/20240815490820/en/ The Northwell Transplant Institute is ranked No. 1 in 90-day patient survival and three-year living donor survival for kidney transplantation.
Credit Northwell Health. NSUH, which completed 195 adult kidney transplants in 2023, is ranked best in the nation for 90-day patient survival. This ranking is based on the hospital’s hazard ratio of 0.
35 for the 322 transplants performed between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023. NSUH was top among the 215 hospital programs that perform adult kidney transplants nationally. In addition, NSUH’s living donor transplant survival rate is best in the U.
S., with 100 percent kidney function three years after transplant. Northwell’s overall three-year patient survival hazard ratio for all adult kidney transplants is 0.
46, which is among the top 5 percent of U.S. programs and the best in New York State.
“This SRTR report reflects the outstanding care delivered at the Northwell Transplant Institute,” said Nabil Dagher, MD , vice president and director of the Northwell Transplant Institute, “Our entire transpla.