Page 2Conceptual rendering, Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial. 1 2016 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
Sometimes The TiniestMiracles Are The Biggest When it comes to Deanna Anderson's health, a tiny organ was required to make a big miracle. At three months old, she was diagnosed with life-threatening biliary atresia, or BA, and she was put on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Because of her young age, there were special restrictions on the size of the organ she could receive.
Leading The Way In Transplant MiraclesThe Miami Transplant Institute, an affiliation between Jackson Health System and UHealth, is a shining example of how we make miracles daily. As the only center in South Florida that performs every type of organ transplant, MTI has delivered the gift of life to thousands of patients facing the most dire diagnoses. The Miami Transplant Institute performs more than 500 transplants each year, making it one