Premier Joins St Vincent’s to Celebrate 1000th Heart Transplant

Premier Joins St Vincent’s to Celebrate 1000th Heart Transplant

Sydney

04 Sep 2017

The St Vincent’s Heart Lung Transplant Unit recently performed the 1000th heart transplant on Margaret Blunden a 63 year old Dapto local. 

In recent years, the Transplant Unit has been performing record numbers of transplants and in February, performed the 1000th lung transplant.

Having pioneered several surgical firsts since its establishment in 1984, the Unit today under the long-term leadership of A/Professor Phillip Spratt, achieves internationally leading patient outcomes with amongst the highest post-transplant survival rates in the world.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian will join Margaret along with members of the Transplant Unit to cut a special heart-shaped celebratory cake.


What: Morning Tea featuring Margaret Blunden, Premier Berejiklian and members of the Transplant Unit

When: 10:00 AM Tuesday 05 September 2017

Where: St Vincent’s Hospital Front Entrance, Victoria Street Darlinghurst

For more information contact David Faktor on 0405497510 or leave a message in the form below.

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