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Lung Transplant Centres In Canada.....

Canada is not a newcomer to lung transplants.  It was at the Toronto General Hospital that the world's first lung transplant occurred in 1983.  They also performed the first double lung transplant in 1986.

From 1983-2002, more than 1,300 lung transplants have been performed.

According to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) website, "the 3 year survival rate has jumped to a range now from between 67 - 75%."   Additionally, In 2002, 4.3 transplants per million population were performed in Canada, compared to 3.6 in the US. In comparison, other organs were transplanted less frequently in Canada."

To view the above statistics and for more information, visit the

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). (2003). Lung Transplantation in Canada: A Close-up Look.

Currently there are five lung transplant centres in Canada.

Toronto General Hospital

200 Elizabeth St

Toronto, ON  416-340-4800

www.uhn.ca

 

University of Alberta Hospital (Capital Health)

8440 - 112th St

Edmonton, AB  T6G 2B7

780-407-7559

U of A Transplant Program (under "Topics" choose Lung Transplantation

 

Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Ctr

855 W 12th

Vancouver BC 

Contact Info:  Carol Storseth, RN

BC Transplant Society  800-663-6189

An Agency of the Provincial Health Svs. Authority

www.transplant.bc.ca

 

Health Sciences Centre

Winnipeg, MB  R2C 0A1

204-787-2734

GH6 Respiratory Medicine/Thoracic Surgery

 

C. H. de université de Montréal Notre Dame

1560 rue Sherbrooke Est,

Montréal QC  H2L 4M1

514-890-8000

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Meet Melody Pierson... when we first added her to our site she was awaiting a double lung transplant.  She felt it would be the summer (2007) or fall when her turn would come.  Since then Melody HAS had her transplant and is doing well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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