Santa Fe leads Argentina in organ donation and transplants

organ donation transplants Santa Fe public health asystole donation

The province of Santa Fe, Argentina, has established itself as a leading jurisdiction in organ procurement and transplantation. According to Cecilia Andrada, director of the Centro Único de Donación, Ablación e Implante de Órganos (CUDAIO), the region has recorded 80 donation processes this year, resulting in more than 216 transplants. This accounts for approximately one in seven transplants performed nationwide.

Santa Fe has achieved significant medical milestones, including the first successful asystole donation in an adult within a public health system in Latin America. This technique, which allows for organ recovery after the heart has stopped beating, is a methodology typically utilized in countries like the United States and Spain.

In addition to these regional successes, the Hospital General de Agudos José María Ramos Mejía in Buenos Aires has become the first public hospital in the city authorized by INCUCAI to perform bone marrow transplants for adults, expanding specialized oncological care within the public sector.

Entities

Cecilia Andrada · Cudaio · Hospital Garrahan · Hospital José María Cullen · Incucai · Santa Fe

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[○ 1 SOURCE] These 80 processes enabled 216 transplants out of a national total of 1,455. elcolonodeloeste.com.ar
[○ 1 SOURCE] Santa Fe is the second-highest jurisdiction in Argentina for organ procurement. elcolonodeloeste.com.ar
[○ 1 SOURCE] A heart procured in Rosario was donated to an adolescent at the Garrahan Hospital in Buenos Aires.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Santa Fe has completed 80 organ donation processes so far in 2026. elcolonodeloeste.com.ar
[○ 1 SOURCE] Santa Fe performed the first asystole donation process in an adult in Latin America.
[○ 1 SOURCE] One in seven transplants performed in Argentina utilized organs procured in Santa Fe. elcolonodeloeste.com.ar