State approves Carilion’s kidney transplant program in Roanoke

State approves Carilion’s kidney transplant program in Roanoke

Having a kidney transplant program in Roanoke to serve Southwest Virginia has been approved by the state and will save patients in the region hours of driving for treatment at UVa or Wake Forest medical centers.

UVa opens outpatient transplant clinic in Wytheville, as Carilion awaits state decision on Roanoke kidney transplant program

The University of Virginia announced the opening of a new outpatient organ transplant clinic in Wytheville this week, just days before the state health commissioner is set to issue a final decision on Carilion Clinic’s proposal to launch a kidney transplant program in Roanoke.  UVa has publicly opposed Carilion’s plan.The Wytheville location joins three other UVa transplant clinics across Southwest Virginia in Roanoke, Martinsville and Lynchburg…