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Kidney Transplant 

The Kidney Transplant Program is part of a multi-organ transplant center at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital that has provided the option of transplantation as treatment for end-stage renal disease since 1981. More than 1,000 patients have received kidney transplants at Sacred Heart.

Along with long-term care and guidance of kidney transplant patients, we provide follow up care for liver and pancreas patients. The Program is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and certified by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

The Kidney Transplant Program at Sacred Heart is committed to:

• Offering kidney transplantation as a treatment option for all patients with end-stage renal disease, regardless of race, religion, culture, socioeconomic status or source of referral.
• Providing excellence in all aspects of care for candidates, recipients and living donors, including education, evaluation, preparation for transplant, transplant surgery and long-term support and follow-up after transplant.
• Collaborating with the patients extended health care team to assure continuity of care.

Tragedy into Triumph

The miracle of organ donation is a two-sided coin.

One person gets a second chance at living … at the expense of someone else.

Sometimes—as in the case of Eric Miller’s family—that sacrifice is the loss of a beautiful young life. Thier son Micah was just 16 months old when his life was cut short by a tragic accident.

Read their heart-wrenching story, told in Miller’s own words. More »

Kidney recipient meets her donor

Altruistic donors are extremely rare—most people who donate kidneys do so for family members or friends, not strangers.

And yet, Providence Sacred Heart’s Kidney Transplant Program received a call from Montana resident Jim Seals, who said he wanted to donate a kidney to someone in need.

Even more suprising: despite strict organ donor protocols that respect anonymity, both he and recipient Karen Giesy (also of Montana) were eager to meet! MORE »