Over 1000 Transplants. Over 1000 new lives Vall d'Hebron is a pioneer in Spain in terms of paediatric transplants and is the only centre in Catalonia that carries out all kinds of transplants in children: Heart, kidney, liver, lung, intestinal and bone marrow. We began our activity in 1981 with the first child kidney transplant in Catalonia. Four years later (1985), the paediatric liver transplant program was launched and, later, infant pulmonary transplant programmes (1998) and cardiac transplantation (2006) would arrive. The four programmes, unique in Catalonia and leaders in the Spain. After forty-one years of activity, Vall d'Hebron has carried out 1000 paediatric transplants, thus giving 1000 new lives to children and adolescents. Heart transplanted David, 11 years ols Thanks to the heart he received at the age of 7, he was born again. A donor gave him his heart and the chance to stay alive. Thanks to people who give their organs, people like him can have the best gift in the world. Meet David Heart transplanted Ale, 2 years old A generous family gave them the best gift in the world. They gave them their son's heart just when it stopped beating. Only from the love of life can such a great act of generosity be made. Meet Ale and her mother Liver and kidney transplanted Aina, 14 years old On the night of Epiphany she asked for a liver and a kidney to be brought to her. The following night she received a call from Vall d'Hebron saying that they could do the transplant. Thanks to those who made that night truly magical. Meet Aina Liver transplanted Raquel, 22 years old Twenty-one years ago he was born again. Life gave him a second chance. A generous person gave her his liver and allowed her to come back to life. She will never be grateful enough. Meet Raquel Lung transplanted Irene, 29 years old 13 years ago he had a declaration of unconditional love. She was given lungs that allowed her to live again. She spent 30 days on ECMO and three months in the ICU, but finally all of them made it. Meet Irene The protagonists of the 1000 paediatric transplants Transplanted patients meet with Vall d'Hebron Hospital teams who have been able to offer them a second chance at life. Many of the protagonists are seeing each-other after many years and others are meeting for the first time. El trasplantament de la Raquel Share it El trasplantament de la Irene El trasplantament de l'Aina El trasplantament de l'Alejandro El trasplantament del David Reference centre Vall d'Hebron is the only hospital in Catalonia that has the five paediatric transplant programs and is credited as a reference centre in kidney, liver, heart, lung and hematopoietic progenitor transplantation. The complexity of the process requires continuous and exhaustive evaluation of each and every phase to detect and correct the possible deficiencies, which cannot be done without the collaboration of all the professionals involved. How many have we done annually? We are a multidisciplinary team that will accompany you throughout all phases of the transplant process, and our results in numbers and survival rate speak to the expertise of over 40 years of activity. Through the important process and development that we have experienced in the different transplant programmes, we know that they are a long-haul, where our goal is your health and your quality of life. With the experience of the Hospital, and the active role of the patient, we know that it can be done. ORGAN DONATION Catalan Transplant Organisation OCATT [Organització Catalana de Transplantament] is the organisation responsible for planning, organising and coordinating activities related to the extraction, preservation, distribution, transplant and exchange of organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes in Catalonia. Know more Related news 62% of children with a ventricular assist device in Spain receive a new heart within nine months 03/05/2023 Three projects on pediatric liver transplantation recognized at the Congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 31/08/2022 Families with transplanted children feel more understood due to the widespread use of prevention measures, such as masks 15/09/2021 See more