Kidneys are by far the most in-demand organ for transplants. Yet Chicago-area hospitals are putting down their scalpels and taking on fewer cases.
In 2015, local transplant centers collectively performed nearly two-thirds fewer kidney transplants than they did just five years ago. Meanwhile, the waiting list for a kidney in Illinois reached its highest point in nearly 30 years in 2013 and has dipped only slightly since then.
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