In April, 2024, it was reported and confirmed that a physician at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston altered patient records on a national transplant waitlist, which may have prevented them from getting new organs. Donor acceptance criteria in the database includes the age and weight of a person whose liver would be acceptable for a given transplant.

In a statement to the Houston Chronicle, the hospital said “inappropriate changes … effectively inactivated the candidates on the liver transplant waiting list. Subsequently, these patients did not/were not able to receive organ donation offers while inactive.” These changes have caused pain, suffering and even death among their victims. 

If you or a loved one were denied, still waiting, or died while waiting for a liver or kidney transplant from the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, you may qualify for significant compensation. Check to see if you qualify.