Legacy Transplant Services

The Transplant Center at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center  is certified as a transplant facility by the United Network for Organ Sharing and offers responsive, state-of-the-art and efficient transplant services to patients from throughout the Northwest.

Transplants performed at Legacy include kidney, bone marrow and cornea. Legacy is a leader in laparoscopic kidney procurement from living donors. This minimally-invasive surgical technique uses a smaller incision, resulting a quicker recovery time for the donor. Good Samaritan is the first hospital in Oregon to provide this form of kidney donation. The Transplant Center is supported by surgeons, transplant nephrologists, nurse coordinators, social worker, nutritionist, financial counselor, transplant database analyst and pharmacists.

The first transplant in Legacy's kidney transplant program was performed in 1999. Now the program averages nearly 95 transplants a year. Physicians from all over the Northwest and Montana refer patients to the program. Many of these patients would be considered high risk for the surgery, based on such factors as diabetes mellitus , obesity, pre-existing cardiac disease and age greater than 60.

Interested in Organ Donation?
People of all ages and most medical histories are potential donors. One individual organ, eye and tissue donor could save or could enhance the lives of more than 50 people. For more information on becoming an organ donor see  www.donatelifenw.org; Oregon and Washington residents may also use this website to sign up online to be donors. 

See also:

• Physician leadership
• Kidney transplant process
• Transplant Newsletter

Last updated: 5/5/2008