Quality & Outcomes
A National Leader in Adult Heart Transplant
Under the leadership of Lee R. Goldberg, MD, MPH, J. Eduardo Rame, MD, Y. Joseph Woo, MD, Mariell Jessup, MD and Michael A. Acker, MD, the Heart Failure and Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Programs at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania can be counted among the most active programs of their kind in the United States.
Penn's cardiovascular surgeons perform more adult heart transplants than all other regional hospitals combined, a trend that has continued over the past decade.
2010 Adult Heart Transplants Performed Nationally
| Locations | Cardiovascular Surgery Discharge |
|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 75 |
| NY Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center | 66 |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 61 |
| Duke University Medical Center | 53 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 53 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 52 |
| Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center | 45 |
*CY 2010 data from OPTN/HRSA: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Health Resources and Services Administration; available at http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov
2010 Adult Heart Transplants Performed Regionally
| Locations | Cardiovascular Surgery Discharge |
|---|---|
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 61 |
| Hershey Medical Center | 14 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 11 |
| Hahnemann University Hospital | 11 |
| Temple University Medical Center | 4 |
*CY 2010 data from OPTN/HRSA: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Health Resources and Services Administration; available at http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov
Penn’s cardiovascular surgeons perform more adult heart transplants than all other regional hospitals combined, and rank among the nation’s leaders in research and device development for the treatment of heart failure.
Heart Transplant Survival Rates CY 2005- CY 2010, N = 318
| 1 Month | |
|---|---|
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | National |
| 99 | 96 |
| 1 Year | |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | National |
| 93 | 89 |
| 3 Year | |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | National |
| 84 | 81 |
*CY 2010 data from OPTN/HRSA: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Health Resources and Services Administration; available at http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov
2012 Penn Heart Failure Clinical Activity Report
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