This data is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult your transplant team for decisions about your care.
Lung Transplant Centers
National data and center-level outcomes for lung transplants. Source: SRTR, November 2025.
SRTR PSR face
Program-Specific Report Lung MID-BOOK · SRTR PSR
9,035 tx · 77 centers · 30 states
- TX 9,035 transplants
- WAIT 918 waitlist
- CTRS 77 centers
- LEAD Temple University H…
- SHARE 4.9% lead share
- RANGE 0-97.7%
- MEAN 87.4% mean 1-yr
- PHOTO St. Joseph's Hospit…
Lead volume program: Temple University Hospital (441 transplants · 4.9% national share)
72 SRTR-reporting lung programs across 30 states report 9,035 transplants for the report period; Temple University Hospital accounts for 4.9%. Volume is a report-period total, not an annual rate. Read with this organ → · Peer program → · Full rankings →
Lung volume neighbourhood
Report-period transplants_performed among the lead program and nearest listed peers
Of reporting programs, 65 publish a 1-year graft survival rate ranging from 0% to 97.7% (mean 87.4%). A single rate means little without the program's volume beside it.
Centers with Highest 1-Year Survival Rates
Centers with insufficient case volume are excluded per SRTR methodology. Not a quality ranking.
| Rank | Center | State | 1-yr Survival | Transplants | Waitlist stock | Additions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Iowa | 97.7% | 74 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | Spectrum Health | Michigan | 96.6% | 136 | 20 | 53 |
| 3 | Indiana University Health | Indiana | 96.3% | 99 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | University of Alabama Hospital | Alabama | 95.7% | 80 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina | 95.1% | 50 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Keck Hospital of USC | California | 94.7% | 84 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | 94.5% | 157 | 7 | 96 |
| 8 | Ochsner Foundation Hospital | Louisiana | 94.1% | 49 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | UF Health Shands Hospital | Florida | 93.8% | 264 | 9 | 62 |
| 10 | University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center | California | 93.5% | 268 | 24 | 91 |
More Lung Programs
Additional lung transplant programs beyond the top 10 - peer NAMES are the divergence material.
Data Sources
- SRTR Program-Specific Reports (November 2025 release) - national lung transplant statistics and per-program rankings. srtr.org
- OPTN lung allocation policy - allocation rules governing lung distribution. 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 per SRTR methodology
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