The Avera Transplant Institute in Sioux Falls was recently host to South Dakota’s first ever liver transplant. Avera Transplant Surgeon Dr. Jeffery Steers says offering transplants closer to home helps patient outcomes….
Steers says having a local option helps patients in many ways….
Steers says having a local transplant center increases the chances a patient can get the liver they need….
Liver transplants are now added to Avera’s other abdominal organ transplant programs, including the Dakotas’ longest-standing kidney transplant program, and only pancreas program. Avera Transplant Institute is also home to the Dakotas’ only bone marrow transplant program. In total, Avera Transplant Institute has performed more than 1,000 transplants.
