HELP BRING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SERVICES TO ROANOKE

Carilion Clinic has filed a Certificate of Public Need application (COPN Request No. VA-8745) to bring kidney transplant services to Southwest Virginia through our flagship hospital, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH). Currently, patients in our area must travel 2 hours or more for kidney transplant services. Additionally, a kidney transplant program would complement CRMH’s highly complex services (Level One Trauma Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 85 specialties) and align with Carilion’s focus on connected, convenient, collaborative care.

Based on current demographic data and community health assessments, it is obvious that Southwest Virginia residents with kidney failure lack adequate resources.

  • Many patients live far from a transplant center, making it difficult to reach critical services. This results in long waitlist times and complicates care.
  • The process of getting a kidney transplant begins long before the actual surgery, and care continues for the remainder of a transplant patient’s life. This process has physical, emotional and financial effects on patients, and their families and long-distance travel is an added stress.
  • For 79% of kidney transplant patients in Southwest Virginia, accessing services they need requires a 2-4 hour drive.
  • Our region expects the need for kidney transplants to increase by nearly 35% over the next five years.

If approved, this program will:

Allow kidney transplants at CRMH, which will bring access to care closer to home for residents of Southwest Virginia and beyond.

Improve health outcomes and help patients and families save time and money.

Complement CRMH’s highly complex services (Level One Trauma Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 85 specialties).

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
HELP US TODAY BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL OF SUPPORT!

In order for Carilion to be approved by the Virginia Department of Health to perform kidney transplants, it’s important to demonstrate your support for our project. You can provide support by submitting an email through the website below. Click to select one or more of the topics, make any edits and submit the email. We appreciate your support in helping us bring this vital service to our region!