DCN Center News

Angelina and Jereme were classmates in typing class together 25 years ago and now they’re bonded through a living kidney donation.

The Medical City Dallas Liver Transplant Program has earned certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), meeting the new program requirements and achieving excellent outcomes in its first year of providing liver transplants.

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).

Medical City Healthcare hospitals lead North Texas health systems with eight “A” grades in the spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Medical City Fort Worth has been named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals for 2023, according to new research released by Healthgrades, a leading resource for patients. This achievement puts Medical City Fort Worth in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures.

Heather Schaefer saw a desperate Facebook plea. Six months later, she had two new members of her extended family—and one less kidney. 

Dr. Karamat Choudhry is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon who worked with Medical City Fort Worth since the day it first opened in 1976 and served as the second chief of staff at the hospital. When he needed a kidney transplant, he knew exactly where he wanted to go.