Lurie Childrens Hospital celebrates transplant milestone [Video]

CHICAGO — Leadership at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago on Friday celebrated a record number of pediatric transplants performed for families over the course of the last fiscal year.

Doctors between last September and this August performed 40 kidney, 30 heart and 15 liver transplants. Surgeons also accomplished 55 stem cell transplants.

“The fact is that at Lurie Children’s, we’re more than about records and numbers. The fact is that for us it’s about making sure that we have outstanding outcomes for every single child that we serve,” Dr. Priya Verghese said at a Friday morning press conference to commemorate the milestone.

Illinois program aims to increase number of young organ, tissue donors

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who oversees the state’s organ-tissue donor registry, was on-hand and used the opportunity to invite residents to become donors.

“It’s likely you know someone who has received a transplant, whether it …