B.C. hospitals performed a record number of lung and heart transplants in 2020, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fifty-five people received a lung transplant last year, and 33 others, including three children, were the recipients of a new heart, according to a February 17 Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) bulletin
“The success of organ transplant is a transformative feat of expertise, coordination and caring through the province, in every health authority,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said in the release. “A total of 451 people in B.C. received a life-saving transplant in 2020. Today, there are 5,491 British Columbians alive thanks to the incredible generosity of organ donors.”
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B.C. has three transplant centres, all in Vancouver. They are located at St. Paul’s Hospital, B.C. Children’s Hospital, and Vancouver General Hospital. B.C. Transplant is a program within the PHSA.
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