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NASCAR STREET CLOSURES

Due to the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 5 - 6, and related events, there will be rolling street closures and traffic congestion June 19 - July 7.

Before your appointment, check the NASCAR website for the latest street closures. Bus routes may be affected. For current CTA and Metra schedules, visit TransitChicago and Metra. Navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps will reflect real-time closures

Please allow extra travel time. All hospital parking garages will remain open, though alternate routes may be needed.

Lurie Children’s Home Specialties & ConditionsTransplantation Volumes & Outcomes

Pediatric Organ Transplant Volumes & Outcomes

The Siragusa Transplantation Center at Lurie Children’s consistently ranks among the top pediatric transplant centers in the nation on an annual basis, both in volumes and outcomes. The center performed 65 solid organ transplants in 2023, including 23 heart transplants, 16 liver transplants and 26 kidney transplants, making it the leading pediatric transplant center for volume in Illinois, and a leader in the nation. 

Our programs remain focused on enhancing the care and outcomes of all patients, providing care to the smallest infants through adolescence and adulthood. The graph below represents the number of transplants performed on all patients by age from January 1988, when the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) began tracking the data, through December 31, 2023. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS site. 

Transplant Program Outcomes

Our pediatric heart transplant program has exceptional transplant survival rates and impressive longer-term recovery rates across our program. Learn more about pediatric heart transplant volumes and outcomes.