{"id":17944,"date":"2018-08-13T14:50:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T20:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=17944"},"modified":"2023-06-23T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:55:53","slug":"heroes-and-champions-the-2018-transplant-games-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/heroes-and-champions-the-2018-transplant-games-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes and champions: The 2018 Transplant Games of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Team Rocky Mountain recently competed in the Transplant Games of America in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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