#WorldKidneyDay focuses on the importance of kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
It's also a time for us to highlight the need for kidney transplants, as well as UAB's role.
It's also a time for us to highlight the need for kidney transplants, as well as UAB's role.
As you can see from this infographic, a significant number of patients are currently on a waiting list. The need is vast. But there is hope. 
UAB has a 50-year history as one of America's top transplant centers with patients arriving from around the globe for treatment.
On May 8, 1968, UAB surgeon Arnold G. Diethelm, M.D., performed the first kidney transplant—and the first transplant of any kind—in Alabama. buff.ly/3mGMKnR
. @uabmedicine is a world leader in organ transplantation and performed 9,351 kidney transplants from Jan. 1, 1988, to Jan. 31, 2023 — the second-most kidney transplants in the United States during that time.
@uabmedicine And Birmingham was just named as the destination for 2024 Transplant Games of America.
https://twitter.com/inbirmingham/status/1633498601149063168
@uabmedicine via @aldotcom: “With UAB recognized as one of America’s top transplant centers in 2022, hosting these games and shining a light on the excellent work performed here, and across the country, is a natural fit.” buff.ly/3YyL1yp
@uabmedicine @aldotcom And we're not slowing down anytime soon.
Be sure to follow @UABNews, @UABMedicine, and @UABHeersink in honor of #WorldKidneyDay and in support of the patients on waiting lists holding on to hope.
Be sure to follow @UABNews, @UABMedicine, and @UABHeersink in honor of #WorldKidneyDay and in support of the patients on waiting lists holding on to hope.
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