October 6, 2026- Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas has reached a major milestone, completing its 5,000th kidney transplant. The achievement represents decades of work by transplant physicians, nurses and other care-team members, as well as the patients and families whose experiences have shaped the program.
Baylor Scott & White Health described the milestone as a culmination of “innovation, compassion, and teamwork,” highlighting the thousands of lives touched by the transplant program.
The milestone underscores the medical center’s longstanding role in kidney transplantation and its commitment to caring for patients with kidney failure. Each transplant requires extensive coordination among surgeons, nephrologists, nurses, transplant coordinators and other specialists, along with the generosity of organ donors and their families.
The 5,000th transplant marks not only a significant number for the Baylor program, but also 5,000 individual patient journeys and opportunities for a new chapter of life.