UAMS has received $145,000 from the Mid-America Transplant Foundation to increase patient access to kidney health interventions in the predominantly-rural counties of northeast Arkansas.
UAMS opened a satellite clinic for UAMS Health’s kidney and liver transplant program at UAMS’ Northeast Regional Campus in 2021.
The Mid-America Transplant Foundation aims to reduce the need for transplants through preventative health programs, as well as support transplant recipients to experience the best possible outcome.
“We believe UAMS’ outreach in northeast Arkansas will connect more people to preventative care services and critical treatments like kidney dialysis, as well as better assist those patients with end stage renal disease who are navigating the transplant process,” Kevin Lee, president and CEO at Mid-America Transplant, said in a press release.
UAMS hosts Arkansas’ only adult kidney and liver transplant center. It also performed the state’s first kidney transplant in 1964 and the state’s first liver transplant in 2005. The UAMS Organ Transplant team has performed more than 1,800 kidney transplants and more than 400 liver transplants.
“I am truly grateful for Mid-America Transplant’s commitment to patient navigation in northeast Arkansas,” Dr. Cam Patterson, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health, said in the release. “This philanthropic investment will aid Arkansas residents who need solid organ transplants, as well as help others stay healthy through preventative programs.”
Mid-America Transplant has facilitated and coordinated organ, tissue and eye donation for 50 years. It serves 84 counties and 4.7 million people throughout eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and northeast Arkansas.
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