{"id":38954,"date":"2026-07-17T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=92793ee74a7a388d60a05b4bd6bb24bb"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:45:00","slug":"uf-health-lung-transplant-program-earns-top-marks-for-patient-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=38954","title":{"rendered":"UF Health Lung Transplant Program Earns Top Marks for Patient Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UF Health lung transplant program has again been recognized by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, for outstanding patient outcomes, reinforcing its reputation as a premier choice for patients seeking lung transplantation.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260717064102\/en\/2854451\/5\/UF-Health-email-signature-logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260717064102\/en\/2854451\/22\/UF-Health-email-signature-logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260717064102\/en\/2854451\/5\/UF-Health-email-signature-logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260717064102\/en\/2854451\/21\/UF-Health-email-signature-logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nThe latest SRTR rankings show the program continues to meet or exceed national benchmarks across key measures, including short- and long-term post-transplant survival, waitlist survival and timely access to transplantation.<\/p><p>\nUpdated twice a year, SRTR data provides patients and healthcare professionals with crucial information about transplant center performance. A redesigned interface on the SRTR website makes it easier for patients to review results from their preferred transplant center and compare performance with nearby programs.<\/p><p>\n\u201cDeciding where to have a lung transplant may well be the most important decision of a patient\u2019s life,\u201d said Mindaugas Rackauskas, M.D., Ph.D., chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine and director of the adult and pediatric lung transplant program at UF Health. \u201cWe\u2019re glad that patients have easier access to the data, and we\u2019re proud that the data once again reflect UF Health\u2019s status as a premier destination for lung transplantation.\u201d<\/p><p>\nAmir Emtiazjoo, M.D., M.Sc., section chief and medical director of the lung transplant program, said UF Health\u2019s commitment to patients goes far beyond the operating room.<\/p><p>\n\u201cPatients place a tremendous amount of trust in us when they choose UF Health,\u201d he said. \u201cWe honor that trust by staying with our patients every step of the way, from their first conversations with transplant coordinators to their postoperative recovery. That culture of care is an important part of what makes our center successful.\u201d<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nGreg Harrison, <a  href=\"mailto:gregory.harrison@ufl.edu\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">gregory.harrison@ufl.edu<\/a>, 570\/772-0366<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The UF Health lung transplant program has again been recognized by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, for outstanding patient outcomes, reinforcing its reputation as a premier choice for patie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38955,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38954\/revisions\/38955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}