SRTR Kidney program · Massachusetts · MACH

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital's kidney program in Massachusetts (center code MACH). Survival figures are SRTR risk-adjusted estimates for a historical cohort, not a forecast for a named patient.

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Kidney program picture · Massachusetts

Boston Children's Hospital lists a kidney program under SRTR center code MACH.

32
Waitlist additions (flow)
-196
Additions vs organ-class mean

Survival estimates are SRTR risk-adjusted figures for a historical cohort. Waitlist stock and waitlist additions are separate inventory/flow fields, not a recommendation.

Kidney program composite score

F
Composite Score
12/100
Boston Children's Hospital · Kidney

Based on this program's SRTR 1-year graft survival, 3-year graft survival, and transplant volume, each benchmarked against every other program reporting the same organ in the current cohort. Not a recommendation and not a forecast for any named patient.

1-Year Survival N/A
N/A
1-year graft survival (SRTR)
3-Year Survival N/A
N/A
3-year graft survival (SRTR)
Program Volume F
57
Transplants performed vs every reporting kidney program

Waitlist stock vs additions

SRTR publishes waitlist size (stock) and waitlist additions (flow) as separate fields for the November 2025 Program-Specific Report window. Neither field is an individual wait-time estimate.

Stock (inventory)
35
Additions (flow)
32
Organ-class mean additions
228

This program: -196 vs mean among 205 ranked kidney programs.

Kidney Centers in Massachusetts

109
Tufts Medical Center
95.2%
 113
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
95.1%
 130
UMass Memorial Medical Center
94.7%
 141
Massachusetts General Hospital
94.3%
 155
Brigham and Women's Hospital
93.6%
 168
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
93.1%
 180
Boston Medical Center
92.7%
 205
Baystate Medical Center
86.6%
Full Kidney Rankings Compare Kidney Centers All Programs at This Center

Other Kidney Programs

Top-ranked peer programs by 1-year graft survival rate.

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Wisconsin · 100.0% 1-yr
Birmingham VA Medical Center
Alabama · 100.0% 1-yr
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Georgia · 100.0% 1-yr
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio · 100.0% 1-yr
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Virginia · 100.0% 1-yr

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the kidney transplant survival rate at Boston Children's Hospital?

Survival rate data for kidney transplants at Boston Children's Hospital is published in SRTR Program-Specific Reports when the program meets the case-volume floor.

How many kidney transplants does Boston Children's Hospital report?

Boston Children's Hospital reported 57 kidney transplants in the current SRTR Program-Specific Report cohort. That count is inventory from the joined program row, not a quality grade.

How large is the kidney waiting list at Boston Children's Hospital?

SRTR reports approximately 35 candidates on this program's kidney waiting list in the November 2025 cohort, with about 32 waitlist additions recorded in the same report window. Stock (inventory) and additions (flow) are different SRTR fields; this page does not estimate an individual's wait.

How many kidney waitlist additions does Boston Children's Hospital report?

SRTR records about 32 kidney waitlist additions for Boston Children's Hospital in the November 2025 Program-Specific Report window (organ-class mean among ranked programs: 228). Additions are cohort flow, not a predicted wait time or a recommendation.

How does Boston Children's Hospital rank nationally for kidney transplants?

National ranking for this program is published when SRTR reports a 1-year graft survival estimate.

Which SRTR fields does this kidney program publish?

This page reports the program's SRTR 1-year and 3-year graft survival estimates, transplants performed, waitlist stock, waitlist additions (flow), and the risk-adjusted national benchmark for kidney. Rank order is among programs that meet SRTR's published case-volume floor. None of those fields is a recommendation to choose or avoid the center.

Transplant Guides

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Interpreting SRTR graft and patient survival statistics
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How organ allocation works and what affects wait times
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The organ donation and recovery process explained

Data Sources

  • SRTR Program-Specific Reports (November 2025 release) - program-level survival rates, transplant volume, and waitlist size for Boston Children's Hospital. srtr.org
  • OPTN kidney allocation policy - organ-specific allocation rules referenced in this page's narrative. optn.transplant.hrsa.gov

About This Data

This data is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult your transplant team for decisions about your care.

Source: SRTR Program-Specific Reports, November 2025 Rankings exclude centers with insufficient case volume for statistical reporting

Every figure on PlainTransplant is rendered directly from SRTR Program-Specific Reports data, no number is typed in by an editor. Center×organ figures for Boston Children's Hospital / Kidney are computed directly from SRTR Program-Specific Reports; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a correction. Data current as of November 2025.

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