DCN Center News

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.

Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren’t able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program.

Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. If you’ve never considered organ donation or delayed becoming a donor because of possibly inaccurate information, here are answers to some common organ donation myths and concerns.

As we observe April as National Donate Life Month, a new national survey conducted by MedStar Health finds that nearly half of Americans, are not aware of living donation, and many have misunderstandings about living donation.

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, today announced that three of its hospitals have been recognized by Healthgrades as 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients, more than any New Jersey hospital network.

There were several factors that influenced Jorge Losch’s decision to become a living organ donor. He was inspired by his wife, Sara, who wanted to donate an organ but wasn’t able to due to health reasons, and he has two loved ones who received life-saving liver transplants.

St. David’s HealthCare announced today that all of its Austin hospitals received a Healthgrades 2023 America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award™. This distinction recognizes hospitals for superior performance in providing care for conditions and procedures across multiple specialty services.