We are pleased to report strong growth this year with 619 KPD transplants facilitated in 2018, up from 462 transplants in 2017, driving a year over year growth rate of 34%. Additionally, in 2018 we surpassed the 3,000 transplant program-to-date milestone.
Quarterly Reports
3rd Quarter 2018
We are pleased to report that we have facilitated 473 transplants as of the end of the 3rd quarter. This is 11 more transplants than were facilitated for all of 2017. We currently have enough transplants scheduled to pass the 3,000 transplant milestone by the end of the year and expect 2018 NKR facilitated transplant volume to be over 30% higher than 2017.
2nd Quarter 2018
We are pleased to report a 57% increase in transplants facilitated in the first half of 2018 with 324 transplants completed in the first half of 2018, up from 207 transplants in the first half of 2017. If we sustain this strong growth rate, we will surpass the 3,000 transplant milestone by the end of the year.
1st Quarter 2018
We are pleased to report a 47% increase in transplants facilitated in the first quarter of 2018 with 147 transplants completed in Q1 2018, up from 100 transplants in Q1 2017. If we sustain this strong growth rate, we will pass the 3,000 transplant milestone by the end of the year.
4th Quarter 2017
We are pleased to report strong growth in 2017 with 462 transplants facilitated, up from 399 transplants in 2016, giving us a 16% year-over-year growth rate. This brings us to over 2,400 KPD transplants facilitated to date as we celebrate our tenth year organizing swaps.
3rd Quarter 2017
We are pleased to report that we facilitated 309 transplants as of the close of the 3rd quarter, up 9% over the 283 transplants completed during the same period of last year.
2nd Quarter 2017
We are pleased to report that we facilitated 207 transplants in the first half of 2017, up 11% over the 186 transplants completed in the first half of last year.
1st Quarter 2017
We are pleased to report that we facilitated 100 transplants in the first quarter of 2017, up 12% over 89 transplants in the same quarter last year.
4th Quarter 2016
We are pleased to report that we achieved our 2,000th transplant milestone on January 5th of 2017. This important milestone was crossed on the heels of a record setting 55 transplants completed in the month of December. In 2016 we facilitated 399 transplants which represent 64% of the 628 paired exchange transplants performed in the United States last year as reported by the OPTN.
3rd Quarter 2016
We are pleased to report that we facilitated 97 transplants in the third quarter of 2016. As transplant volume continues to grow, we are focused on crossing the 2,000 transplant milestone at the end of the year.