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11-30-2007, 03:50 PM
Doctors at Plaza de la Salud have completed the nation's first successful kidney transplant from a deceased donor. The recipient was Milagros Contreras, a 40-year old teacher who was suffering from chronic kidney disease. Hoy writes that the teacher from Elias Pina had been having problems for a year and a half, forcing her to require dialysis. The donor was identified as a 52-year old patient who died due to heart problems. The announcement was made during a press conference by Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez and Plaza de la Salud president Julio Amado Castanos Guzman. The procedure cost around RD$40,000 and will be covered by the Teachers Medical Insurance (SEMMA). The surgery took place about a month ago and the patient has been recovering satisfactorily. Jiomar Figueroa, head of Organ Transplant at the hospital, says that this is a big step for medicine and transplants in the country and provides a ray of hope for patients who die because of lack of organs.
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