University of Michigan Health Liver Transplant Program Earns Top Five National Ranking for Transplant Access | Newswise
BYLINE:Valerie GoodwinANN ARBOR, MI –The University of Michigan Health Adult Liver Transplant Program has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading programs for helping patients receive a deceased donor. . .
BYLINE:Valerie GoodwinANN ARBOR, MI –The University of Michigan Health Adult Liver Transplant Program has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading programs for helping patients receive a deceased donor liver transplantfasterthan most transplant centers in the nation and is the top program in the State of Michigan according to a recent data released by theScientific Registry of Transplant Recipients(SRTR). Among the 153 adult liver transplant programs evaluated nationwide, the U-M Health Liver Transplant Program was rankedfourth in the nationin the SRTR category “Get a Deceased Donor Transplant Faster,” a measure designed to help patients understand how quickly they are likely to receive a deceased donor transplant at a particular center. “A faster time to transplant can increase positive transplant outcomes for patients as they have spent less time becoming sicker on the waitlist,” saidAlexandra Shingina, M. D. , Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at U-M Health. “Our commitment to finding the fastest and safest way to transplant those waiting on the liver transplant list ensures that U-M Health Transplant Center patients have the best chance at a positive outcome from their transplant. ”For patients and referring providers, early referral matters. Current U-M Health program data shows that patients wait an average of:14 daysfrom referral to evaluation55 daysfrom evaluation to listing15 daysfrom listing to transplantThe ranking highlights U-M Health’s commitment to moving patients through the transplant process quickly, safely and efficiently. The U-M Health Liver Transplant Program has been committed to not only transplanting patients in Ann Arbor, but meeting patients near their hometowns across the state of Michigan. With outreach clinics located in Lansing, Grand Rapids and the Traverse City area, patients can receive care and be evaluated closer to home. “Our outreach clinics bring the U-M Health Transplant Center excellence to the patients who need it most by giving them the opportunity to receive lifesaving care closer to home,” saidSeth Waits, M. D. , Clinical Associate Professor of Transplant Surgery at U-M Health. “Last fall, we introduced a new Inpatient Telehepatology program to U-M Health Network sites to expand inpatient access to timely specialty care. The liver transplant program’s dedication to patient outreach continues to improve access to transplantation at U-M Health. ”Shingina and Waits are available for comment about these rankings and other matters pertaining to the U-M Health Adult Liver Transplant Program. If you are interested in connecting, please contact Valerie Goodwin at[email protected]. To learn more about the U-M Health Transplant Center, visithttps://michmed. org/nMmJj. ###