Find a Transplant Center

Knowing what transplant centers are available to you regionally and nationwide is an important step to getting a transplant. Once you get a better idea of which transplant centers may benefit you and where they are located, you can start narrowing down your choices to tailor to your needs.

SRTR can provide potential transplant candidates with information that may be helpful in making an informed decision about transplant centers, but SRTR cannot determine what center is best. The best transplant center for each patient depends in many ways on that patient’s situation. Some patients may want to select the transplant center closest to their residence. Others may want to select a center based on its experience with patients with certain conditions, such as diabetes, or certain patient groups, such as pediatrics. Not all transplant centers perform living donor transplants, which may be a requirement for some patients. Some insurance carriers may encourage their patients to seek out specific transplant centers. Individual circumstances dictate the best choice. You can learn more by watching this informational video on How to Compare Transplant Programs.

What to Expect

The options you consider will depend on where you live and your insurance coverage. You may have one or more options for a center in your area or in other locations if you are able to travel to. You can use SRTR to look up different kinds of information about every center in the US. If you have several options, deciding what transplant center to go to can be overwhelming. The questions below can help you get started. Being mindful of important factors like how far you are able to travel and insurance coverage will help you select your preferred transplant centers. Your journey to getting an organ transplant is dependent on your unique circumstances - just because a transplant center has high ratings and is suitable for one person, does not necessarily mean it will be the best fit for you.

Once you have found one or more transplant centers you would like to consider, you or your doctor can start the referral process, and you will visit the center to complete an evaluation before you can be added to the list. Learn more about these steps on the next page for Getting a Transplant.

Steps in the Journey

The information about each step in the journey will depend on the organ type. Expand the section for the organ type to see more details about each step.

Heart Transplants

Seeking a Center

The heart transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, heart transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for heart transplant centers and view heart transplant statistics [here].

Kidney Transplants

Seeking a Center

The kidney transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, kidney transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for kidney transplant centers and view kidney transplant statistics [here].

Liver Transplants

Seeking a Center

The liver transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, liver transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for liver transplant centers and view liver transplant statistics [here].

Lung Transplants

Seeking a Center

The lung transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, lung transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for lung transplant centers and view lung transplant statistics [here].

Pancreas Transplants

Seeking a Center

The pancreas transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, pancreas transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for pancreas transplant centers and view pancreas transplant statistics [here].

Intestine Transplants

Seeking a Center

The intestine transplant center you choose may depend on aspects like physician recommendation, location, insurance coverage, intestines transplant survival rates by center and other transplant data.

A transplant center will decide if a transplant is medically appropriate for you and will coordinate the steps that follow to get patients on the waiting list and perform the transplant.

The transplant center is an important part of your care team. There is detailed information available about every transplant center in the country to help you understand your options.

SRTR offers a variety of transplant data by center and transplant data analytics. Search for intestine transplant centers and view intestine transplant statistics [here].

Questions to Consider

Patients may not know what information is available to help guide their journey. The questions below are a place to start gathering information to discuss with your care team.

Heart Transplants