Newswise — MAYWOOD, Ill – Loyola University Medical Center recently performed its 750th heart transplant, a milestone that places the hospital among an elite handful of heart transplant centers.
Loyola long has been a leader in heart transplant in Illinois. Loyola established its heart transplant program in 1984, and two years later performed its first heart-lung transplant.
Among heart transplant patients, Loyola’s one-year patient survival rate is higher than both the national rate and the rates of other Chicago-area heart transplant centers, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Loyola heart failure patients are cared for by one of the most experienced and successful heart transplant teams in the Midwest. Loyola’s multidisciplinary team includes cardiologists, surgeons, LVAD nurse coordinators, heart failure nurse coordinators, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, dietitians and financial counselors.
Loyola offers a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), to patients waiting for a heart transplant. Loyola also offers the LVAD as a permanent alternative to heart transplant.
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