Nancy Downes, Director of Marketing, Legacy of Life Hawai‘i | Sep 29, 2019 | October - November 2019, Senior News
On Aug. 9, 1969, a surgical team headed by Dr. Livingston Wong performed the first kidney transplant at St. Francis Hospital. Since then, more than 2,300 lives in Hawai‘i have been saved and transformed by organ transplants. To celebrate this remarkable milestone and the man whose vision drove it forward, St. Francis Healthcare System hosted a special event on Aug. 7 at its Liliha Campus.
Jeffrey B. Sisemoore, JD, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii | Apr 1, 2013 | April - May 2013, Articles, Health
Some 26 million Americans suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease (CDK), but experts predict this number will rise due to high obesity rates (approximately one-third of all adults) and high blood pressure. Both of these are risk factors for CKD. The aging of baby boomers...
