SRTR Heart-Lung program · Pennsylvania · PACH

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's heart-lung program in Pennsylvania (center code PACH). Survival figures are SRTR risk-adjusted estimates for a historical cohort, not a forecast for a named patient.

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Heart-Lung program picture · Pennsylvania

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh lists a heart-lung program under SRTR center code PACH.

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Waitlist additions (flow)
-4
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.

Heart-Lung program composite score

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Composite Score
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh · Heart-Lung

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.

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1-year graft survival (SRTR)
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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)
0
Additions (flow)
1
Organ-class mean additions
5

This program: -4 vs mean among 12 ranked heart-lung programs.

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Other Heart-Lung Programs

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

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
Texas · 100.0% 1-yr
Houston Methodist Hospital
Texas · 100.0% 1-yr
Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic)
Minnesota · 100.0% 1-yr
Temple University Hospital
Pennsylvania · 100.0% 1-yr
University of California San Diego Medical Center
California · 100.0% 1-yr

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the heart-lung transplant survival rate at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh?

Survival rate data for heart-lung transplants at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is published in SRTR Program-Specific Reports when the program meets the case-volume floor.

How many heart-lung transplants does UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh report?

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

How large is the heart-lung waiting list at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh?

SRTR reports approximately 0 candidates on this program's heart-lung waiting list in the November 2025 cohort, with about 1 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 heart-lung waitlist additions does UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh report?

SRTR records about 1 heart-lung waitlist additions for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in the November 2025 Program-Specific Report window (organ-class mean among ranked programs: 5). Additions are cohort flow, not a predicted wait time or a recommendation.

How does UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh rank nationally for heart-lung transplants?

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

Which SRTR fields does this heart-lung 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 heart-lung. 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 UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. srtr.org
  • OPTN heart-lung 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 UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh / Heart-Lung 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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