Program Firsts

1971

First and only Organ Bank in Connecticut; First Hartford Hospital Histocompatability Lab; First Hartford Hospital Preservation Lab

1971

First Hartford Hospital Research Lab

Mar. 25, 1971

First kidney transplant with a living related donor

Mar. 16, 1972

First adult deceased donor kidney transplant

Dec. 28, 1972

First pediatric living-related kidney transplant

Jul. 10, 1973

First pediatric deceased donor kidney transplant

Jul. 3, 1984

First pre-emptive renal transplant

Aug. 20, 1984

First Liver Transplant Pediatric recipient

Sep. 23, 1984

First adult liver transplant

Nov. 21, 1984

First heart transplant

Feb. 20, 1988

First combined liver-kidney transplant

Feb. 2, 1990

First simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant

During 1994

First mechanical heart bridge to heart transplant

Jun. 28, 1995

First introperative liver ultrasound with cryosurgical ablation of liver cancer

1996

First laparoscopic live kidney donation in New England

Jun. 4, 1997

First laporascopic closed live kidney donor nephrectomy

Sep. 2, 1997

First cryosurgery ablation of liver cancer from cirrhosis as bridge to liver transplant

Nov. 10, 1998

First laporascopic hand assisted live kidney donor nephrectomy

Mar. 3, 2000

First Good Samaritan living donor as hand assisted laporascopic procedure