Northwest Renal Network 2007 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Transplantation and Waitlist Rates
	Transplantation (2003-06 average)					US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	among patients under age 70 who have not previously received a transplant
	Transplant Rate per 100 Patient-Years (First Transplant)					0.06	0.09		0.09	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.08
	Standardized Transplantation Ratio					1.01	1.48		1.49	1.64	1.68	1.63	1.35
	Percent of Eligible Patients on Waitlist (2006)					23%	19%		20%	17%	22%	13%	22%
	Percent of Eligible Patients on Waitlist in Category:
		Age < 20				32%	39%		50%			19%	53%
		Age 20-69				23%	19%		19%	17%	22%	13%	22%
		Male				24%	20%		19%	16%	22%	14%	23%
		Female				22%	19%		20%	18%	23%	13%	21%
		Black				21%	18%		22%			13%	19%
		Asian/Pacific Islander				35%	27%		14%			33%	28%
		Native American				18%	15%		20%	9%	19%	3%	14%
		Hispanic White				25%	15%		14%	18%		12%	17%
		Non-Hispanic White				23%	19%		21%	18%	24%	13%	23%
		Diabetes				17%	13%		14%	13%	20%	8%	15%
		Non-Diabetes				27%	24%		24%	21%	25%	18%	28%
		Previous Transplant				45%	36%		27%	35%	35%	32%	39%
		No Previous Transplant				21%	17%		19%	15%	20%	11%	20%
		<2 Years Since Start of ESRD				15%	12%		12%	11%	14%	8%	14%
		2-4 Years Since Start of ESRD				27%	24%		34%	18%	29%	16%	28%
		5+ Years Since Start of ESRD				30%	24%		16%	25%	27%	18%	26%
	Percent of New Patients Informed of Transplant Options					71%	66%		72%	71%	61%	75%	58%
	Reason Not Informed (percent of those not informed)
		Medically Unfit				37%	40%		17%	27%	52%	53%	33%
		Unsuitable Due to Age				30%	16%		0%	39%	30%	11%	14%
		Psychologically Unfit				4%	6%		0%	11%	3%	7%	5%
		Patient Declined Information				2%	2%		17%	6%	7%	0%	1%
		Patient Not Assessed				34%	43%		83%	33%	23%	34%	52%
												July 28, 2007