For the Upstate Transplant Program,
Nurses Are the Linchpin
BY THOMAS CROCKER
NURSES PL AY AN
INDISPENSABLE PART IN
HELPING THE UPSTATE
TR ANSPL ANT PROGR AM AT
UPSTATE UNIVERSIT Y HOSPITAL
BURNISH ITS REPUTATION
A S ONE OF THE LE ADING
KIDNE Y AND PANCRE A S
TR ANSPL ANT PROVIDERS IN
NE W YORK STATE.
ONE OF THE first programs of its kind
in the Northeast, and the only approved
pediatric transplant program in Central
New York , t he Ups t at e Tra n spla nt
Program has a long history of providing
adult and pediatric kidney transplants.
In 2016, it broadened its scope to include
adult pancreas transplants, making it
the second-largest pancreas transplant
program in the state.
Upstate Tra nspla nt surgeons a nd
nephrologists have, combined, more than
150 years of transplant experience, with
more than 1,000 deceased donor kidney
transplants and more than 400 living
donor kidney transplants. The program's
location in the geographic center of New
York state makes it a convenient choice
not only for patients across the state but
also for those in neighboring states.
Shorter-than-average wait times and
excellent outcomes are hallmarks of the
Upstate Transplant Program. For example,
from Jan. 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021, 37.5%
The Upstate Transplant Program numbers
40 people, including 14 nurses. Here, a
portion of the team gathers alongside a
Mercy Flight Central (MFC) helicopter
on the helipad atop Upstate University
Hospital. A short time before, the
helicopter had completed an emergency
transport to the hospital.
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