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Memorial Hermann Hospital transplant program reactivated after temporary pause
Read full article: Memorial Hermann Hospital transplant program reactivated after temporary pause"We have fully cooperated with all regulatory agencies and swiftly implemented corrective actions after voluntarily pausing the program in March 2024," Memorial Hermann said in a statement. "The goal since then has always been to reactivate the program as quickly and as safely as possible."
Memorial Hermann Hospital declared ‘member not in good standing’ by OPTN due to violations of transplant policies
Read full article: Memorial Hermann Hospital declared ‘member not in good standing’ by OPTN due to violations of transplant policiesAt a meeting on Feb. 20, 2025, the board of directors at the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network (OPTN) declared Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas at Houston, a member not in good standing.
Families call for accountability in Memorial Hermann transplant scandal
Read full article: Families call for accountability in Memorial Hermann transplant scandalThree families of people who died on the waiting list for liver transplants at Memorial Hermann Hospital have taken legal action against the surgeon accused of altering patient data.
Families whose loved ones died waiting for a transplant at Houston hospital move to preserve evidence
Read full article: Families whose loved ones died waiting for a transplant at Houston hospital move to preserve evidenceThree families filed a temporary restraining order asking the court to preserve evidence.
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Kidney transplants plummeted during the pandemic, patients lives depend on them increasing again
Read full article: Kidney transplants plummeted during the pandemic, patients lives depend on them increasing againBut its a lot.It is indeed a lot of hurting and waiting for about 2,800 black Texans on the kidney transplant list. In Texas, more than 45% of the 10,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list are Hispanic and more than 25% are black. Many patients die waiting for those organs and during the pandemic, its gotten even worse. Its a good plan, if he can find someone because, during the coronavirus pandemic, transplant operations plummeted when doctors werent sure whether it was worth bringing patients in for an operation and hospital stay. A: Almost any healthy person can donate a kidney or liver while alive and continue living a normal life.