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BAPTIST HEALTH Heart Transplant Program
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Closed on recognized holidays).
501-202-2285
501-202-1133 fax
** We've just transplanted our 150th heart! **
The BAPTIST HEALTH Heart Transplant Program began in 1989. Over 130 transplants have been performed during the last 16 years. BAPTIST HEALTH received its Medicare Certification to perform transplants on Medicare Beneificiaries in January, 2005. We currently perform an average of one transplant a month. This makes BAPTIST HEALTH the most active and only Medicare approved adult heart transplant program in the state.
YOUR TRANSPLANT TEAM DIRECTORY . . .
Heart Transplant Coordinator: Kristie Reed - (501)202-2635
Heart Transplant Coordinator: Nancy Hastings - (501)202-1312
Transplant Social Worker: Linda Elliott - (501)202-4456
Transplant Assistant: Shantonio Elliott - (501)202-7339
Transplant Manager: LaJuana McGlaughn, MBA, BS, RN
Surgical Director: Dr. John Ransom
Medical Director: Dr. Steve Hutchins
Transplant Surgeon: Dr. Derlis Martino
Transplant Cardiologist: Dr. Jim Kizziar
Procurement Surgeon: Dr. James Day
Procurement Surgeon: Dr. Tom Rayburn
Vice President: Mike Perkins
The BAPTIST HEALTH Heart Transplant Program is surgically led by Dr. John Ransom and medically directed by Dr. Steve Hutchins. Both physicians have been with the program since its inception and have worked hard to provide a high quality transplant program for all Arkansans. Currently, Drs. Ransom and Hutchins and their staff monitor and care for over 100 post heart transplant patients. All the transplant staff members involved with the program are dedicated to making this a positive experience for the referring physicians and their patients. Our staff includes physicians, transplant coordinators, transplant social workers, a transplant financial counselor, a dietician and other support staff that are invaluable to our success.
SURVIVAL RATES . . .
Of those patients transplanted at BAPTIST HEALTH between January
1, 2003 until December 31, 2005, 97% of patients were alive one
month post transplant, 91% were alive six months post transplant,
88% were alive 12 months post transplant and 84% were alive 24 months
post transplant. In addition, over 75% of those patients listed
were transplanted with a median waiting time of approximately nine
months. This waiting time was dramatically reduced for those critical
patients listed as a Status 1A or Status 1B to a median waiting
time of 40 days for those patients transplanted in 2006.
VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE PROGRAM. . .
In addition to the heart transplant program, BAPTIST HEALTH offers
the only adult Ventricular Assist Device Program with over 4,400
patient supported days (over 12 years). One patient was supported
for over two years while awaiting heart transplant.
BAPTIST HEALTH currently offers five different ventricular assist
devices (VADs) to meet a patient’s unique needs. HeartMate
Extended Lead Vented Electric (XVE) Left Ventricular Assist System
(LVAS) The HeartMate XVE LVAS is intended for use as a bridge to
heart transplantation in heart transplant candidates at risk for
imminent death for nonreversible left ventricular failure. The HeartMate
XVE LVAS is also indicated for use as Destination Therapy in patients
with NYHA class IV end-stage left ventricular failure who have received
optimal medical therapy for at least 60 of the last 90 days, have
a life expectancy of less than two years, and are not a
candidate for heart transplantation.
RELATED LINKS . . .
ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency) www.arora.org
UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) www.unos.org
NKFA (National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas) www.kidneyar.org
Transplant Living www.transplantliving.com
