Kidney transplant wait times at Avera McKennan Hospital range from approximately 102-128 months depending on blood type, with blood type O patients waiting an average of 128 months.
Blood Type O: 128 months
Blood Type B: 111 months
Blood Type A: 102 months
Avera McKennan Hospital Transplant Center is a low-volume program, averaging fewer than 30 cadaveric kidney transplants annually over the past decade, while maintaining a waiting list of approximately 250 patients. By 2024, the waiting list grew to 300 patients and just 12% of waitlisted patients received a cadaveric transplant later that year.
Compared to other kidney transplant centers in South Dakota, Avera McKennan Hospital generally offers slower than average wait times for blood type O patients.
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