Yale New Haven Hospital performs 400th heart transplant

Health

by: Alex Ceneviva

Posted: Jun 28, 2019 / 06:21 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 28, 2019 / 11:14 AM EDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Yale New Haven Hospital has reached a new milestone!

The hospital has now performed 400 heart transplants!

Yale performed its first transplant in 1984 and its 400th just last month!

The hospital performed 30 adult heart transplants last year, which is a new record for Connecticut.

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