Recently, three hospitals in
Broward County, FL received approval from the state's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to open new transplant programs. The three new transplant programs are for :
- heart transplants - Memorial Regional Hospital - Hollywood, FL
- kidney transplants - Broward Health Medical Center - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- heart, liver, and kidney transplants - Cleveland Clinic - Weston, FL
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These new transplant center openings are great news for
Florida residents who either need life-saving transplants or ones who have received transplants in the past. South Florida residents in need of transplants will now have greater access to donated organs closer to home without having to travel long distances to Miami, Tampa, or out of state for transplants. In addition, transplant recipients will not have to travel as far for follow-up care. It's a win for Florida's entire transplant community.
For more information about organ and tissue donation, please visit the
Tennessee Organ Donation Foundation's website by
clicking here.
Read more : sun-sentinel.com article titled "Three Broward County Hospitals to Add Organ Transplant Programs"
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