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Record number of organ transplants performed in Alberta in 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting its highest-ever number of organ transplants in a single year.
In 2022, they say 491 organ transplants were performed in the province, exceeding the previous record of 462 set in 2017.
Last year’s total includes 107 liver transplants and 254 kidney transplants, both of which constitute their own records. Alberta’s deceased donation rate of 21 donors per one million population was the highest on record in Alberta and among the largest in Canada.
AHS Critical Care Physician and Organ Donation Specialist Dr. Andreas Kramer commended residents for stepping up to help others who are in need.