SRTR Kidney program · California · CACH

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center's kidney program in California (center code CACH). 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 · California

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center lists a kidney program under SRTR center code CACH.

100.0%
3-year graft survival
95.0%
National 1-yr benchmark
21
Waitlist additions (flow)
-207
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

C+
Composite Score
62/100
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center · 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 A+
100.0%
3-year graft survival vs every reporting kidney program
Program Volume F
33
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)
31
Additions (flow)
21
Organ-class mean additions
228

This program: -207 vs mean among 205 ranked kidney programs.

Kidney Centers in California

13
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
100.0%
 20
Stanford Health Care
98.0%
 25
Scripps Green Hospital
97.7%
 33
University of California San Diego Medical Center
97.3%
 57
Saint Joseph Hospital
96.6%
 62
University of California Davis Medical Center
96.4%
 70
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
96.2%
 81
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
95.8%
 90
California Pacific Medical Center
95.7%
 100
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
95.4%
 123
Keck Hospital of USC
94.9%
 129
University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
94.7%
 149
Sharp Memorial Hospital
93.8%
 150
University of California Irvine Medical Center
93.7%
 162
Riverside Community Hospital
93.3%
 166
Loma Linda University Medical Center
93.2%
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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 Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center?

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

How many kidney transplants does Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center report?

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center reported 33 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 Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center?

SRTR reports approximately 31 candidates on this program's kidney waiting list in the November 2025 cohort, with about 21 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 Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center report?

SRTR records about 21 kidney waitlist additions for Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center 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 Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center 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.

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Data Sources

  • SRTR Program-Specific Reports (November 2025 release) - program-level survival rates, transplant volume, and waitlist size for Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center. 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 Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center / 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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