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WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPLANTS, THERE'S NOTHING SECOND IN THIS CITY. ST CED. The transplant program at UIMC is among the finest in the country. Having performed over 2,000 transplants to date, we also continue to pioneer numerous procedures, including robotic-assisted living donor kidney transplants, along with boasting some of the top-reported survival rates. As home to the state-of-the-art Walter Payton Liver Center, we're putting the most advanced technologies into the hands of world-renowned physicians to work towards the goal of curing liver cancer by the year 2020. FUTURE STROKES ARE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST. As the home of the Illinois Stroke Institute, we've been ranked first among Chicago hospitals in the treatment of stroke/aneurysm cases. And through our pioneering approach to stroke treatments, like being the first in the country to perform a laser bypass procedure, we're finding ways to prevent future strokes from happening. In fact, UIMC is ranked first in the state for neurosurgical procedures and has treated more than 2,000 brain aneurysms. HOW ARE WE CHANGING MEDICINE? HERE ARE SOME OF OUR LATEST ADVANCEMENTS. OFFERING BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR 150 YEARS. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Eye and Ear Infirmary at UIMC. What better way to mark this momentous occasion than to be named a top hospital for ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report?