One of the most difficult and important decisions you’ll make is to decide which hospital to be placed on the transplant list and ultimately the new kidney from. Although you can be on the list from multiple hospitals from within the same state, it’s important to consider the travel time to the facility, the capabilities of the staff, and the reputation of the facility. Here is a list of the top 10 Kidney Transplant Centers provided by the National Kidney Registry.
If you don’t see your hospital listed here, don’t worry. There are other hospital that’s not listed here that also have excellent facility and capable staff. Take me for example, I received my transplant from Florida Hospital located in Orlando, FL and I was impressed with their friendly, knowledgeable staff, clean facility, and convenient location. Although my hospital was not listed below, I’m still very happy with getting the transplant from them.
Rank Center Name State
1 UCLA Medical Center CA
2 UCSF medical Center CA
4 New York Presbyterian-Weill Conrnell Transplant NY
5 University of Maryland Medical Center MD
6 University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
7 Cleveland Clinic OH
8 Saint Barnabas Medical Center NJ
9 Sharp Memorial Hospital Kidney Transplant CA
10 Mount Sinai Medical Center NY
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