When Shands Jacksonville (Fla.) Medical Center voluntarily closed its kidney transplant program on Jan. 12, documents recently obtained by a local newspaper show the program was failing six of 12 federal standards, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
According to the documents obtained by the Times-Union, the kidney transplant program had falling survival rates, breaches to its own "adverse events" policy and numerous record-keeping errors in which some patients were not eligible for a kidney transplant.
Shands Jacksonville officials, however, stated that the closing of the program was based on low patient volumes. Emails obtained by the Times-Union showed that hospital officials had misled media and did not disclose the program's performance and record problems.
Read the entire Florida Times-Union report on the Shands Jacksonville Medical Center transplant program.
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According to the documents obtained by the Times-Union, the kidney transplant program had falling survival rates, breaches to its own "adverse events" policy and numerous record-keeping errors in which some patients were not eligible for a kidney transplant.
Shands Jacksonville officials, however, stated that the closing of the program was based on low patient volumes. Emails obtained by the Times-Union showed that hospital officials had misled media and did not disclose the program's performance and record problems.
Read the entire Florida Times-Union report on the Shands Jacksonville Medical Center transplant program.
Related Articles on Transplant Issues:
Study: Time of Day May Not Affect Patient Survival Rate for Heart, Lung Transplants
UPMC Surgeon, Nurse Disciplined for Transplanting Kidney From Donor With Hepatitis C
Pennsylvania Health Department: Temple University Hospital Fails to Meet Federal Requirements for Transplants