Northwell Posts Region's Top Heart Transplant Survival

The Northwell Transplant Institute reported the highest one-year heart transplant patient survival in the Tri-State area.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Heart Disease

Northwell Posts Region's Top Heart Transplant Survival

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Northwell Transplant Institute recorded the Tri-State area's highest one-year heart transplant patient survival. The institute also reached its 100th lung transplant on Sept. 17.

Why it matters

The results show shorter waits and stronger outcomes for transplant patients in New York, a state where access to donor organs is a major concern for heart disease patients. Transplant performance data like this helps patients and referring physicians compare programs.

Northwell heart transplant patients reached transplantation in a median of 1.5 months, compared with a national median of 2.1 months. The report does not specify the sample size behind the one-year heart survival ranking.

The players

Northwell Transplant Institute

Northwell Transplant Institute is the transplant program of Northwell Health, based at North Shore University Hospital, that performs heart, lung, liver and kidney transplants.

The details

The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients report highlighted results across Northwell's heart, lung, liver and kidney programs. The heart program had a lower waitlist mortality rate than regional and national averages, and more than 90 percent of lung transplant patients said they would recommend the program.

Sept. 17: Northwell's lung transplant program reached its 100th transplant.
Nov. 2, 2026: Daily Voice published the report on transplant survival results.

Roadmap

Heart transplant access is measured against national medians reported by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, which tracks program-level waiting times and outcomes. Northwell's 1.5-month median wait falls below the 2.1-month national figure reported in that registry data.

Patients evaluating heart transplant options in New York can compare program wait times and survival rates when choosing where to be evaluated. Shorter median waits may mean earlier access to a donor organ for eligible patients.

The takeaway

Program-level transplant data can help patients and families ask better questions about waiting times and survival before choosing a transplant center. Comparing published registry figures across programs gives a clearer view than any single headline ranking.