How to choose a Transplant Centre?

Once you are recommended by your doctor about a heart or Liver transplant, you should look out for a suitable transplant centres. Please take care of the following points while researching the best option for you!

• Make note of the number of such transplants carried out by the centre every year.
• Ask about the transplant survival rates.
• Compare transplant centre statistics through the database maintained by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
• Assess the transplant costs.
• Costs should include tests, organ procurement, surgery, hospital stays, and transportation to and from the center for the procedure and follow-up appointments.
• Inquire additional services provided by the transplant center, such as support groups, travel arrangements, local housing for recovery period and referrals to other resources.
• Make sure and assess the center’s latest transplant technology and techniques, to ensure that the program is growing