Here are three takeaways:
1. The healthcare systems will collaborate on research and expand specialized liver care.
2. They will also collaborate on the pre-transplant referral and evaluation process to assess a patient’s candidacy and continued eligibility for a donor organ on the United Network for Organ Sharing liver transplant wait list.
3. All liver transplant surgeries under the partnership will be performed at UC San Diego Health.
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