Two new hospitals will kidney and liver transplants in Rio

The Ministry of Health announced this week, enabling the transplant service at St. Francis Hospital to perform kidney and liver transplants and advanced accreditation State Hospital for Children for next week. Both hospitals are managed by the State Health Secretariat of Rio and can perform the surgeries.

The St. Francis Hospital is able to do - every year - to 200 kidney transplants and 100 liver. And the State Hospital for Children may be able to perform a bone marrow transplant, and kidney and liver.

By enabling these two hospitals, the State of Rio de Janeiro will have 20 hospitals accredited for the provision of kidney and liver transplants.

In 2012, the state of Rio de Janeiro performed 992 transplants, 34% more than in 2011. Last year, 350 were made in the state kidney transplants, an increase of 44% compared to 2011 (243 surgeries). There was also an increase in number of liver transplants. The state performed 146 procedures in 2012, 80% more than in 2011 (81 surgeries).

The amount transferred to the state in 2012 for transplants was R $ 35.2 million, of which R $ 11.8 for kidney transplants and $ 9.5 million for liver transplants.

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