Transplant Services
We offer a renewed chance for a longer and healthier life at the leading edge of innovation and dedicated care.
Transforming lives through advanced transplant care
Our transplant program is the most comprehensive solid organ and bone marrow transplant program and has the largest organ donor allocation program in Utah. As a UNOS-designated transplant center, we offer unparalleled expertise for your care and recovery.
Multidisciplinary care
A team of experts partner to provide a comprehensive care plan for you.
Innovative leadership
Intermountain is a leader in transplant since performing Utah’s first solid-organ transplant in 1983.
National recognition and accreditation
Our team consistently meets or exceeds national outcome standards before and after transplant.
Become an organ donor
You have the power to save a life when you become an organ donor. Become a living organ donor today and provide one of your kidneys or a portion of your liver to someone in need. You can also register as an organ donor to make your organs available to those in need when you die.
Our programs
Meet Jarod, a living kidney transplant recipient
An avid cyclist, 57-year-old Jerold Wilcox, was used to grueling uphill battles. When he found himself losing steam keeping up with his friends, he didn’t know he’d be facing his toughest challenge yet. As Jerold later reports, “My life was saved because of someone who was willing to donate.”
Meet Carson, a living liver transplant recipient
In Carson's senior year in high school, his liver was failing and he needed a transplant. His Aunt, Liz, was tested and matched Carson - so months later she donated two-thirds of her liver to save her nephews life.
Financial resources for recipients and donors
Here are some of the organizations that offer financial help to people who need a transplant and for living donors.
- Website: www.akfinc.org
- Phone: (800) 638-8299
- Email: helpline@kidneyfund.org
- Website: www.liverfoundation.org
- Phone: (800) 465-4837
- Email: webmail@liverfoundation.org
- Website: www.ALODF.org
- Email: info@helplivingdonorssavelives.org
- Website: www.helphopelive.org
- Phone: (800) 642-8399
If you know someone who is considering donating a kidney, part of a lung, or their liver, the National Living Donor Assistance Center may be able to pay for up to $6,000 of travel and lodging expenses. The transplant center where the recipient is based will apply on the living donor’s behalf.
- Website: www.livingdonorassistance.org
- Phone: (703) 414-1600
- Email: NLDAC@livingdonorassistance.org
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