Memorial Hermann officials didn't release specifics but said the issue is with data.
The hospital said a"pattern of irregularities" was limited to the liver donation program, but because of leadership structure, decided to pause kidneys, too.was putting a pause on its liver donation program because of a “pattern of irregularities” with donor acceptance criteria. They’ve now stopped their kidney transplant program, too.
“Because there is a shared leadership structure over both the liver and kidney transplant programs, we have made the very difficult decision to voluntarily inactivate the kidney transplant program as we evaluate a new physician leadership structure,” the statement reads.
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