Kidney Transplant

California Pacific performed its first kidney transplant in 1969 and has performed more than 4,000 since. Presently, nearly 200 patients annually receive kidney transplants at California Pacific. The Medical Center has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health's Health Resources and Service Administration for our high patient and graft survival rates. Accordingly, when you compare our results to those of other kidney and pancreas transplant programs in Northern California, you’ll find that California Pacific Medical Center has an excellent record of success.

We are committed to providing the highest quality of care and publicly reporting our transplant outcomes. The graphs below show two markers of transplant quality: patient survival and graft survival.

Total Waitlisted Kidney Transplant Patients (as of January 20, 2010)*:

  • United States = 82,977

  • California = 16,656

  • CPMC = 2,457
*Source: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)

Patient Survival  |  Graft Survival

Patient Survival


Kidney Transplant: Patient Survival. Percentage of Patients Surviving at End of Period. 1 Month (Patients receiving transplant between 7/1/06 and 12/31/08) = 100.0% (CPMC - Observed), 99.2% (CPMC - Expected). 99.3% (United States). 1 Year (Patients receiving transplant between 7/1/06 and 12/31/08) = 97.9% (CPMC - Observed), 96.0% (CPMC - Expected). 96.7% (United States). 3 Years (Patients receiving transplant between 1/1/04 and 6/30/06) = 93.0% (CPMC - Observed), 91.1% (CPMC - Expected). 91.2% (United States). Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

How does California Pacific's survival compare to what is expected for similar patients?

  • 1 Month = Statistically higher

  • 1 Year = Statistically higher

  • 3 Years = Not significantly different
Kidney patient survival is calculated at the 1 month mark following transplant, the 1 year mark and the 3 year milestone. The graph above shows the patient survival rate of transplanted patients at each milestone at California Pacific, and also shows the survival rate seen in the United States.
  • The "observed" value is the patient survival rate for each milestone as experienced at California Pacific.

  • The "expected" value is calculated based on transplant patient and donor characteristics which take factors such as age and patient diagnosis into consideration. The expected patient survival rate is the patient survival rate we would expect to see based on our patient and donor population's characteristics. A "statistically higher" difference between observed and expected value shows an extremely high quality of patient care.

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Graft Survival


Kidney Transplant: Graft Survival. Percentage of Patients Surviving at End of Period. 1 Month (Patients receiving transplant between 7/1/06 and 12/31/08) = 98.2% (CPMC - Observed), 97.4% (CPMC - Expected). 97.5% (United States). 1 Year (Patients receiving transplant between 7/1/06 and 12/31/08) = 95.4% (CPMC - Observed), 93.0% (CPMC - Expected). 93.2% (United States). 3 Years (Patients receiving transplant between 1/1/04 and 6/30/06) = 90.1% (CPMC - Observed), 84.4% (CPMC - Expected). 83.9% (United States). Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

How does California Pacific's survival compare to what is expected for similar patients?

  • 1 Month = Not significantly different

  • 1 Year = Not significantly different

  • 3 Years = Statistically higher
Kidney patient graft survival looks at whether the patient's transplanted organ is functioning at the above milestones.

Learn more about our Kidney Transplant Program.

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