June 30, 2023
In B.C., only four surgeons do all the transplants at two Vancouver hospitals. Kidneys that can’t be used are getting shipped to other provinces. BC Transplant, the provincial agency responsible for organ transplants, said 56 kidneys were sent elsewhere last year. The B.C. Health Ministry said the province had six kidney transplant surgeons in 2018. BC Transplant said the ministry and health authorities are prioritizing a contract agreement with the four surgeons as they aim to recruit more of the specialists.