Facts and Figures
In 2019, the Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
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Performed 350 total kidney transplants
- More kidney transplants than any center in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore or Washington, DC
- 64% of our recipients were transplanted within 2 years of being put on the waiting list or starting dialysis
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Performed 159 kidney transplants from living donors
- Currently the 3rd largest living donor kidney transplant program in the country
- 33 of these transplants occurred preemptively, before the recipient started dialysis
- 88% of these recipients were transplanted within 2 years of being put on the waiting list or starting dialysis
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Performed 191 kidney transplants from deceased donors
- 45% of these recipients were transplanted within 2 years of being put on the waiting list or starting dialysis
- Saint Barnabas performed 58% more transplants from deceased donors in 2019 than 2018
- Fastest growing kidney transplant program in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, performing 75 more kidney transplants compared to 2018
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In addition, Saint Barnabas Medical Center has the best long-term patient outcomes of any kidney transplant center in New Jersey*
- More than 93% of our transplant patients are alive after 3 years
- More than 89% of our transplants are still functioning after 3 years
*based on U.S. government statistics as of January 2020