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Today, BWH is recognized as a world leader in transplantation. HereĆs a look at just a few of the milestones that earned us this recognition.
1954First successful human organ donor transplant, a kidney, from one twin to another
1984First heart transplant in New England
1992First heart-lung transplant in Massachusetts
1995First triple organ transplant in the U.S.
2004First quintuple lung transplant in the U.S.
2006BWH records 100 kidney transplants in one year, putting us among the top hospitals in the country for volume
2008With more than 30 lung transplants in one year, BWH earns a spot among the top hospitals in the country for lung transplant volume
2009New England's first partial face transplant
2010 BWH receives a $3.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to refine face transplant operations to help disfigured soldiers
2011The hospital's 600th heart transplant is successfully completed
BWH performs nation's first full facial transplant