Besides its liver transplant program, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has temporarily discontinued its kidney program.
"Our primary commitment has always been to provide quality care to our patients, and it is with that in mind that we have made this difficult decision," Memorial Hermann noted in a statement provided to Fox 26. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Memorial Hermann's Texas Medical Center liver transplant program inactivatedThis comes in response to identified irregularities surrounding donor acceptance criteria within the United Network for Organ Sharing transplant information database.
FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!As noted in a statement, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center said the irregularities were limited to the liver transplant program and not to any other transplant programs. However, due to a shared leadership structure, the kidney transplant program has temporarily been halted as the hospital evaluates its new physician leadership model.
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