http://www.omaha.com/article/20130324/LIVEWELL01/703249882/1685#nebraska-families-no-longer-need-to-look-afar-for-pediatric-transplantation
In 2007, a two year old, Mallory Mueller, had already had her heart patched twice and now needed a heart transplant. The thing is at the time Omaha did not have the ability to do so. Mallory had to move to St. Louis with her mother and leave her father and brother and sister back in Omaha. Omaha just got the go-ahead to start there new program. This is the first pediatric heart transplant facility in the state. “This is really well within our capabilities as a team,” said Hammel, 43, who will do the bulk of the transplants.
I think it is marvelous that Children's is doing this for the children of Omaha. Now families will be able to stay together, unlike Mallory's and can get the care they need. Although there are not a lot of transplants a year it is still important that we have the ability to do it and so close to home.
