DHR Health Reaches 101 Transplants In 2025, Strengthening South Texas Transplant Care
USA: DHR Health announced a major milestone this year, completing its 101st transplantation in 2025 — a landmark outcome for the South Texas transplant institute that opened its program in 2017. Built after years of investment and deliberate staffing choices, the program has grown from a modest start into a high-volume center in eight years. Hospital leaders framed the achievement as validation of their long-term vision and collective effort to bring advanced transplantation services directly to the region.
The institute’s rise matters because comparable transplant centers are not close by for many patients: the nearest programs are in San Antonio and at UTMB in Houston. By offering local access to organ transplantation, DHR Health is reducing the need for patients to travel for evaluation and surgery and easing the strain of being placed on distant waitlists. Administrators described the program as a unique resource for the population they serve, calling the milestone both a measurable record and a turning point in regional care.
Officials credited the milestone to careful recruitment of physicians and staff, sustained investment in facilities, and an emphasis on quality outcomes rather than volume alone. Leadership emphasized that strong success rates and maintained standards were central to the program’s growth, and they singled out the multidisciplinary team whose work underpins every transplant. The institute framed its work as a community partnership focused on delivering nationally available expertise locally.
Looking ahead, DHR Health signaled ambitions to expand the program further in the coming year, setting aggressive targets for increased transplant activity while reiterating commitments to safety and quality. The celebration served as both recognition of past progress and a public recommitment to building a lasting, high-performing transplantation program for South Texas.
Video originally published on 2026-01-16 08:29:24
