Penn State Health discontinued its kidney transplant program at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on May 28, 2024. The center no longer performs kidney transplants. Patients seeking a kidney transplant will need to pursue evaluation at another transplant center.
Penn State Health temporarily paused kidney transplants at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on May 17, 2024, while the program underwent a review involving the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). On May 27, 2024, Penn State Health announced that it would permanently discontinue both its kidney and liver transplant programs. The health system cited ongoing challenges in maintaining the programs and stated that patients on the kidney transplant waiting list would be assisted with transitioning their care to other transplant centers. Penn State Health continues to provide follow-up care for patients who previously received kidney or liver transplants at Hershey Medical Center, but the center no longer performs kidney transplants.
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