Northwest Renal Network 2009 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Transplantation and Waitlist Rates
	Transplantation (2005-08 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)					5.6	7.6		6.9	8.0	7.1	8.2	7.4
	Standardized Transplantation Ratio					1.00	1.34		1.19	1.41	1.33	1.45	1.29
	Percent of Eligible Patients on Waitlist (2006)					21%	18%		22%	12%	21%	13%	21%
	Percent of Eligible Patients on Waitlist in Category:
		Age < 40				32%	25%		27%	17%	22%	20%	30%
		Age 40-69				20%	16%		20%	12%	21%	12%	19%
		Male				22%	18%		22%	10%	21%	14%	21%
		Female				21%	18%		21%	16%	22%	12%	20%
		African American				20%	17%		18%		11%	10%	20%
		Asian/Pacific Islander				33%	23%		22%		33%	20%	24%
		Native American				17%	14%		27%	10%	15%	6%	13%
		Hispanic White				24%	17%		17%	10%	10%	16%	20%
		Non-Hispanic White				21%	18%		21%	13%	24%	13%	21%
		Diabetes				16%	13%		18%	11%	17%	8%	14%
		Non-Diabetes				26%	22%		25%	14%	26%	16%	25%
		Previous Transplant				44%	37%		29%	35%	41%	31%	41%
		No Previous Transplant				19%	15%		21%	10%	18%	11%	18%
		<2 Years Since Start of ESRD				11%	10%		12%	6%	14%	7%	12%
		2-4 Years Since Start of ESRD				27%	21%		31%	13%	22%	16%	25%
		5+ Years Since Start of ESRD				29%	24%		26%	22%	30%	18%	27%
	Percent of New Patients Informed of Transplant Options					72%	66%		93%	78%	57%	63%	64%
	Reason Not Informed (percent of those not informed)
		Medically Unfit				31%	40%		12%	42%	57%	43%	36%
		Unsuitable Due to Age				24%	16%		12%	50%	27%	14%	11%
		Psychologically Unfit				3%	3%		0%	0%	4%	1%	5%
		Patient Declined Information				1%	0%		0%	1%	0%	0%	1%
		Patient Not Assessed				45%	45%		75%	22%	33%	42%	52%
												September 23, 2009