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Cleveland Clinic Reaches Milestones in Heart Transplantation and Lung Transplantation
In July, Cleveland Clinic completed their 2000th heart and 2000th lung transplantations as the third program in the country to reach this landmark
In July, Cleveland Clinic completed their 2000th heart and 2000th lung transplantations as the third program in the country to reach this landmark. Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest heart transplant programs in the country with survival outcomes higher than the national average. (SRTR Data: Adult 1 yr survival: 97% {national avg 91%} and 3 yr survival: 88% {national avg 85%} Peds: 3 yr survival: 95% {national avg 89%})
Cleveland Clinic began innovative work on heart transplants in 1968, with the official beginning of the program in 1984. On average, Cleveland Clinic performs 50 to 60 transplants per year, including between 5 to 8 pediatric transplants per year. In 1998, a record-breaking year for the program, 113 patients were transplanted, including 8 pediatric patients.
Mental Health Awareness: Transforming Workplace Support and Engagement
May 20th 2025Explore how employers enhance workplace mental health by fostering a culture of support and engagement, focusing on holistic well-being strategies in this interview with Jim Kinville, MA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Community Oncology Reacts to Trump's Drug Pricing Executive Order
May 2nd 2025An executive order signed on Tuesday, March 15, necessitated a change in plans for this panel discussion from the 2025 Community Oncology Conference, with the assembled experts, moderated by Ted Okon, MBA, executive director of the Community Oncology Alliance, speaking to how the order would reverberate across the community oncology space.
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