SRTR Kidney program · Iowa · IAVA
The Iowa City VA Health Care System
The Iowa City VA Health Care System's kidney program in Iowa (center code IAVA). Survival figures are SRTR risk-adjusted estimates for a historical cohort, not a forecast for a named patient.
This data is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult your transplant team for decisions about your care.
Kidney program picture · Iowa
The Iowa City VA Health Care System's kidney 1-year graft survival is 4.1 points below the national risk-adjusted benchmark.
- 86.8%
- 3-year graft survival
- 95.0%
- National 1-yr benchmark
- -4.1
- Points vs national 1-yr
- 46
- Waitlist additions (flow)
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
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.
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)
- 106
- Additions (flow)
- 46
- Organ-class mean additions
- 228
This program: -182 vs mean among 205 ranked kidney programs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the kidney transplant survival rate at The Iowa City VA Health Care System?
According to SRTR data from November 2025, The Iowa City VA Health Care System reports a 1-year graft survival rate of 90.9% for kidney transplants, compared to a national average of 95.0%. The 3-year survival rate is 86.8%. Survival rates are risk-adjusted estimates for a historical cohort, not a forecast for a named patient.
How many kidney transplants does The Iowa City VA Health Care System report?
The Iowa City VA Health Care System reported 138 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 The Iowa City VA Health Care System?
SRTR reports approximately 106 candidates on this program's kidney waiting list in the November 2025 cohort, with about 46 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 The Iowa City VA Health Care System report?
SRTR records about 46 kidney waitlist additions for The Iowa City VA Health Care System 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 The Iowa City VA Health Care System rank nationally for kidney transplants?
The Iowa City VA Health Care System ranks #194 of 205 reporting kidney programs by 1-year graft survival in this cohort. The center's rate is 4.1 percentage points below the national risk-adjusted benchmark. Rankings exclude programs below SRTR's published case-volume floor.
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 The Iowa City VA Health Care System. 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 The Iowa City VA Health Care System / 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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