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Intermountain Health performed a record number of transplants in 2022

Intermountain Healthcare, whose Intermountain Medical Center Patient Tower in Murray, Utah, is seen here, is a leader in the generic drug company being launched by hospitals.
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Intermountain Healthcare, whose Intermountain Medical Center Patient Tower in Murray, Utah, is seen here, is a leader in the generic drug company being launched by hospitals.

In 2022, Intermountain Health performed a record-breaking 300 adult transplants, thanks to the generosity of organ donors, their families and a team of transplant caregivers at Intermountain.

Organs transplanted by Intermountain last year included livers, kidneys, and hearts. In 2021, the team performed 289 transplants.

The largest increase was in live organ transplants, with 32 living kidney transplants and 13 living liver transplants.

Transplant surgeon Dr. Jean Botha says that this uptick in transplants is in part due to improvements in technologies and ever-changing medical advances.

Caitlin Keith is a general news reporter at UPR. She is from Lindon, Utah and is currently an undergrad student studying print journalism at USU. Caitlin loves to write and tell people’s stories. She is also a writer at the Utah Statesman. She loves to read, ski, play the cello and watch various TV shows.