Five organ transplants in one day: a huge success for Sicily.

In just one day Five organ transplants were performed in Sicily, three livers and two kidneys. Interventions that were carried out almost simultaneously yesterday, four in Palermo and one in Catania.

«A very rare case, a special day - comments Regional Health Councillor Giovanna Volo -. These are extremely delicate surgical operations, which demonstrate the great preparation of the professionals who work in our regional health system. An excellent result attributable to the great work carried out by the Sicilian Transplant Network, an excellence of our health system, and by the Regional Transplant Center, led by Dr. Giorgio Battaglia. Finally, we cannot fail to underline that this is a further sign of the great generosity of Sicilians and of the new awareness that is spreading about organ donations: in fact, there are more and more lives that we are able to save today thanks to the extreme gesture of altruism of good people».