Recently, USA Today featured an article about a new Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) explaining how the advancements of the machine may save even more lives.

The HeartMate II is the second in a series of pumps designed to sustain heart-failure patients until a donor heart becomes available.

A souped-up successor to the HeartMate I, which offered patients only a...

In 2007, Ricardo “Ricky” Santiago was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, caused by medication he received as a child during chemotherapy treatments for leukemia. In 2005, doctors implanted a pacemaker to help regulate his heart. Although the pacemaker initially helped, doctors soon realized Ricardo needed a heart transplant to survive. He has been on the transplant waiting list for more than a year....

Holly Julian of San Antonio has battled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for the past 18 years. Her allergy/...

HRSA News Release:
In September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) presented awards to 428 of the nation’s hospitals for their success in increasing the number of organs available for transplantation.

Hospital executives, together with their partners in all 58 federally designated organ procurement organizations (OPOs), received the Department’s Medal of...