b'TRANSPLANT The Heart Transplant Center at Childrens Health is one of the largest in the country. This year we celebrated 30 years and 272 heart transplants since the inception of our center, and all the incredible team members and families whose lives were changed because of it. From surpassing major milestones to earning new national recognitions, we couldnt have done it without our multidisciplinary team of experts and community partners. Highlights of our heart transplant program include:Achieved the best one-year post-transplant survival in the U.S. .1Reduced mean donor waitlist time from 90 to 17 days and mortality from 17% to 7% Celebrated the 30th anniversary of our program Passed the milestone of 250 cardiac transplants completed and finished out the year with272 total transplants completed The busiest pediatric cardiac transplant center in Texas and the second busiest of all 50 U.S. centers, with 26 transplants in 2018 aloneWe have become a training center for future generations of heart failure/transplant cardiologists24|The Heart Center Annual Report 2018 childrens.com/heart|241SRTR report released Jan. 7, 2019, based on data available Oct. 31, 2018'