| Program started | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Medicare certified | 1993 |
| Total transplants through 09/30/08 | 940 |
| 1-year survival (patient, Kaplan-Meier actuarial, 2002-06 transplants) | 89% |
| Median transplant length of stay, 2007 (days) | 9 |
| Median wait, 2007 (days) | 112 |
Liver transplantation at OHSU began in 1988 and was Medicare certified in 1993. Our program operates as a consortium with the Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC). The same skilled, experienced clinical team serves both facilities, which are adjacent to each other and joined by a skybridge that affords a stunning view of Portland.
Excellent pretransplant and posttransplant care and cutting-edge technology are the hallmarks of the OHSU Liver Transplant Program.
Twenty years of experience has produced quality patient and graft survival with one-year rates comparable to the national norm (source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, www.ustransplant.org).
Updated 10/06/08 by Jean Shepherd, OHSU Transplant Administration. Please send questions, comments or inquiries to transplt@ohsu.edu.