Tampa General Hospital Tops Nation in Transplants in 2024

Tampa General Hospital performed 889 transplants in 2024, the highest number of any transplant center in the U.S., the hospital recently announced.

The hospital ranked fourth nationally in 2023 with 756 transplants. This year, the hospital surpassed other leading centers, including the Mayo Clinic in Arizona with 883 transplants, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. 

The state of Florida ranked second nationally for organ transplants in 2024, with 3,250 procedures, nearly a third of which were conducted by Tampa General. California led the nation with 5,261 transplants. 

Tampa General Hospital's Transplant Institute, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, has completed more than 14,000 transplants since its inception. In March, the hospital completed its first of three heart and lung transplants.

Overall, the facility's transplant procedures included 500 kidneys (110 from living donors), 279 livers (five from living donors), 51 hearts, 42 lungs, 14 kidney-pancreas, and three heart-lung. 

WUSF / TGH Press Release