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OCHSNER MULTI-ORGAN TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE
HOW OCHSNER’S HISTORY SHAPES OUR CARE
Ochsner Health System has pioneered many medical advances, including being one of the first institutions to link smoking to lung cancer. Organ transplants are another Ochsner “first,” with groundbreaking work that started the Transplant Institute on a pathway of achievement. These achievements include completing the first heart transplant in the region in 1970 and first liver transplant in 1975. By pursuing research and clinical excellence and adding programs for even the rarest and most complex organ transplants, the Transplant Institute continues to grow and serve more patients.
• Patient survival rates consistently above national averages
• Performed the most liver transplants in the United States, in 2014
• Medicare-approved transplant center for heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants
• Center of Excellence for most insurers, including United Resource Network programs – centers earning this designation are recognized for improving patient outcomes, efficiency and quality
Our patients are doing better, living longer and experiencing fewer complications.
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