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Transplant Evaluation Services
Close to Home at UPMC Washington
At UPMC, our experts take a collaborative approach to providing patients with advanced treatment options and support at every stage of their transplant journey. With the opening of pre-transplant evaluation clinics for kidney and lung transplants at UPMC Washington, UPMC experts are working together to increase access to transplant evaluation services for those with advanced lung and kidney diseases.
At the lung and kidney pre-transplant evaluation clinics, you and your loved ones have access to nationally recognized transplant experts from one of the oldest and most experienced transplant programs in the country.
“ The opportunity to bring this level of care to our community means a great deal,” said Brook Ward, president of UPMC Washington and UPMC Greene.“ Our patients deserve access to lifesaving specialty services without the added stress of traveling far from home. These programs help families stay together, allow local clinicians to remain closely involved, and give patients the chance to begin their transplant journey with the full support of their community.”
The newly opened transplant evaluation clinics allow us to offer coordinated testing, education, and support all in one place. Pre-transplant evaluation services offered at UPMC Washington for lung and kidney transplant include:
• Imaging scans.
• Blood tests.
• Radiology.
• Diagnostic tests.
• Consults and exams.
• Ongoing education about the transplant process.
If you or your loved one is evaluated for transplant at UPMC Washington and is determined to be a candidate for a transplant, your care will be seamlessly transitioned to Pittsburgh for surgery.