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Celebrating 20 Years of Transplantation
Transplant program offers patients new lease on life
hen All Saints Episcopal Hospital joined the Baylor Health Care System in 2002 , the kidney transplant program at Baylor Grapevine relocated to Baylor All Saints Medical Center . And the rest , as they say , is history !
The Annette C . and Harold C . Simmons Transplant Institute at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth and Baylor University Medical Center is one of the busiest multi-specialty transplant centers in the world . After 20 years , the Simmons Transplant Institute remains a critical community service and integral growth strategy for our medical center . Our skilled surgeons provide liver , kidney , living donor kidney , islet cell and pancreas transplants , making us the only transplant center in the West Texas region with this capability . The first liver transplant at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth was performed in July 2002 , followed 20 years later by the first robotic living donor transplant . Today , we are the only transplant center in the world using minimally invasive , robotic-assisted surgical techniques for four different types of transplant surgery .
In the past 20 years , Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth has performed more than 2,300 transplants , including more than 633 liver transplants and 1,595 kidney transplants . We operate the highest- volume transplant center in Fort Worth and Tarrant County .
Our transplant physicians also travel to West Texas weekly to operate outreach kidney and liver clinics in Lubbock , Amarillo and Odessa . The focus of these outreach clinics is on disease management to prevent the need for a transplant .
Physician-initiated research is an integral part of our transplant program ’ s success . Since 2006 , researchers at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth have conducted over 65 transplant-related clinical trials . Over the years , our research department
FIVE REASONS TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR
100,000 + PEOPLE are waiting for an organ transplant in the US
EVERY 10 MINUTES someone is added to the organ transplant waiting list
22 PEOPLE on average die every day waiting for a life-saving organ
8 LIVES can be saved by just one person through organ donation
75 PEOPLE can receive tissue donations from a single donor
Source : United Network for Organ Sharing
has contributed to advances in immunosuppression and the treatment of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease . Currently , the team has research project collaborations with Texas Christian University medical students and physician residents . Peer- reviewed journals have published numerous studies led by our physician investigators .
More than 110,000 people in the US today are waiting for an organ transplant . Many candidates for transplant wait years until an organ becomes available , and another person is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes . More than one-third of our transplant patients travel more than 50 miles for surgery and treatment .
Please contact Amy Adkins at Amy . Adkins @ BSWHealth . org or call 817.922.7707 to learn about the many ways you can support Baylor Scott & White All Saints Health Foundation .
New FitSteps for Life ® Program
his past August , Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth opened a FitSteps for Life center to provide patients with cancer and other chronic conditions , such as liver disease , access to a personalized exercise program , free of charge . This medically supervised program delivers immediate and long-term benefits to patients , both physically and emotionally . The program was initially designed for cancer patients ; however , more recently patients with liver disease were added to the program .
Clinical Exercise Specialists work directly with each patient to prescribe appropriate exercises based on their diagnosis and physical capabilities . Exercise prescriptions include aerobic exercise , resistance training and core strengthening along with upper and lower body stretching techniques . Monitoring of metrics during exercise ensures a safe environment for patients .
The benefits of exercise for this population include a longer survival rate , reduced fatigue and depression , improved heart function and an enhanced immune system .
Grants from the Cancer Foundation for Life and the Mary Potishman Lard Trust made this program possible for patients with cancer and chronic diseases .
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THE COMPASS / BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE FOUNDATION NEWS / FALL 2022