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The U.S. crossed a major milestone Friday, conducting its one millionth organ transplant. Evan Williams is grateful to be one of that million. “All of a sudden I saw Froedtert calling and so I answered the phone and it was the transplant team saying, ‘hey Evan we found a match for you.'” said Williams.

John and Stacy Reiser joke that their life is like a Hallmark movie — a classic boy meets girl, falls in love and gets married. Except in this Hallmark movie, the girl also saves the boy’s life. 

Obesity poses a major obstacle to qualifying for a kidney transplant, particularly for minority communities disproportionately affected by obesity. Loyola Medicine’s advanced robotic surgery program makes it one of the few hospitals in the country to offer kidney transplantation to patients with obesity.

First, Cooper Thompson received prioritized status for a kidney when one woman donated on his behalf. Then, he received an actual organ from fellow Minnesotan Ali Hansen. The generosity of the two strangers led to his successful transplant at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital.

The gift of life is precious. The M Health Fairview Donor Care Unit will allow our transplant team to more efficiently and effectively recover deceased donor organs, saving lives on the transplant waiting list.

Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is now part of an elite group of hospitals in the U.S. to have performed 25,000 minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgical procedures, which have a lower risk of infection, less pain after surgery, and a faster recovery and return to normal activities.

Armed with newer antiviral therapies that quickly cure hepatitis C among organ recipients, AGH protocol paves the way for more patients to receive lifesaving gift.

Medical City Dallas has expanded and strengthened transplant services with the opening of its new Abdominal Transplant Clinic. The $6 million clinic locates pancreas, liver and kidney patients along with physicians in the same unit.

Medical City Fort Worth’s Transplant Institute is rated number one in Texas for kidney transplants, according to recently released data by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).