SRTR Liver program · California · CACH

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center's liver 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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Liver program picture · California

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center's liver 1-year graft survival is 7.6 points above the national risk-adjusted benchmark.

92.4%
National 1-yr benchmark
+7.6
Points vs national 1-yr
5
Waitlist additions (flow)
-118
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.

Liver program composite score

A+
Composite Score
97/100
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center · Liver

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 A+
100.0%
1-year graft survival vs every reporting liver program
3-Year Survival N/A
N/A
3-year graft survival (SRTR)
Program Volume N/A
N/A
Transplants performed (SRTR)

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)
3
Additions (flow)
5
Organ-class mean additions
123

This program: -118 vs mean among 119 ranked liver programs.

Liver Centers in California

29
University of California San Diego Medical Center
94.7%
 31
Keck Hospital of USC
94.7%
 43
Stanford Health Care
93.7%
 44
Loma Linda University Medical Center
93.5%
 51
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
93.1%
 52
California Pacific Medical Center
93.0%
 61
University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
92.7%
 65
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
92.5%
 115
Scripps Green Hospital
77.2%
 119
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
50.0%
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Other Liver Programs

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

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Wisconsin · 100.0% 1-yr
Centura Porter Adventist Hospital
Colorado · 100.0% 1-yr
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Georgia · 100.0% 1-yr
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Texas · 100.0% 1-yr
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas · 100.0% 1-yr

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the liver transplant survival rate at Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center?

According to SRTR data from November 2025, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center reports a 1-year graft survival rate of 100.0% for liver transplants, compared to a national average of 92.4%. Survival rates are risk-adjusted estimates for a historical cohort, not a forecast for a named patient.

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

Transplant volume for this program is reported by SRTR when the row meets publication rules.

How large is the liver waiting list at Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center?

SRTR reports approximately 3 candidates on this program's liver waiting list in the November 2025 cohort, with about 5 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 liver waitlist additions does Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center report?

SRTR records about 5 liver waitlist additions for Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center in the November 2025 Program-Specific Report window (organ-class mean among ranked programs: 123). Additions are cohort flow, not a predicted wait time or a recommendation.

How does Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center rank nationally for liver transplants?

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

Which SRTR fields does this liver 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 liver. 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 liver 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 / Liver 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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