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South Dakota Transplant Centers
Bottom-third volume · #40 of 48. South Dakota is a lighter-volume SRTR state book (2 centers, 402 summed transplants). Small directories still publish organ-level fields when programs clear SRTR thresholds.
This data is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult your transplant team for decisions about your care.
Center count is not volume
South Dakota ranks #37 of 48 states by SRTR center headcount but #40 by summed reported transplant volume — program inventory and throughput diverge here.
- #37
- Center headcount rank
- #40
- Summed volume rank
Corpus placement ranks states by SRTR center headcount and by summed reported transplant volume separately. Volume is inventory, not a quality grade.
National corpus split
Texas leads with 26 SRTR-tracked transplant centers (#1 of 48 states) but ranks #1 by summed reported volume; California leads volume at 385,415 reported transplants (#1 of 48) with #2 center headcount.
- 26
- Texas centers #1
- #1
- Texas volume rank
- 385,415
- California transplants #1
- #2
- California center rank
Center headcount counts SRTR-listed transplant programs by state of record; volume sums program-specific transplants_performed fields. Neither is an outcomes or referral ranking.
Bottom-third volume · #40 of 48
402 summed transplants sit in the lightest third of reporting states. South Dakota lands in the lightest volume third (#40 of 48) with 2 centers and 402 summed transplants; Avera McKennan Hospital still leads locally.
- 2
- SRTR-tracked centers
- 402
- Summed reported transplants
- 0.3%
- Share of national state volume
- 312
- In-state volume lead · Avera McKennan Hospital
State totals sum program-specific SRTR fields for centers physically located here. Volume and waitlist size are inventory signals, not outcomes advice. Patients often list across state lines.
South Dakota vs all states by combined SRTR waitlist
Where this state's summed organ waitlist sits among every state with SRTR-tracked centers (inventory signal, not a quality ranking)
405 36th of 48 higher than 12 of 48 states
States, banded by summed waitlist_size across organ programs
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Source SRTR Program-Specific Reports · 2026-08-14
Where South Dakota's reported transplants come from
What this state directory reports
South Dakota sits in the lightest third of state transplant books - sparse volume still lists every SRTR-tracked center here.
South Dakota: 2 SRTR-tracked transplant centers · covering 4 organ types (Kidney, Kidney-Pancreas, Liver, Pancreas) · 402 reported procedures · 405 on combined waitlist · 70.8% volume-weighted 1-year graft survival.
See the per-organ summary table for South Dakota-specific breakdowns and the SRTR/OPTN methodology for source and calculation details.
State Summary by Organ
| Organ | Centers | Waitlist | Transplants | Avg 1-yr Survival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney | 2 | 376 | 296 | 95.8% |
| Kidney-Pancreas | 1 | 28 | 12 | 50.0% |
| Liver | 1 | N/A | 90 | 66.7% |
| Pancreas | 1 | 1 | 4 | N/A |
Compare Kidney centers side-by-side →
Limits of South Dakota State Totals
A thin South Dakota total still only aggregates the centers in this directory. Missing organ cells stay blank rather than estimated; use program pages for survival context.
Every figure on PlainTransplant is rendered directly from SRTR Program-Specific Reports data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on SRTR Program-Specific Reports data; 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.