Yulia Hicks, who was reportedly denied a kidney transplant by Duke Children’s Hospital, underwent a life-saving kidney transplant at a North Carolina hospital

Yulia Hicks, a child who was reportedly denied a kidney transplant by Duke Children’s Hospital last year, underwent a successful, life-saving kidney transplant at ECUHealth Medical Center on Thursday.

The North Carolina-based hospital stepped up to help Yulia, who has a genetic kidney disorder that requires a transplant, after her family said last year that Duke was refusing to put the teen on its kidney wait-list because she is unvaccinated against COVID.

Yulia is expected to leave the hospital on Monday or Tuesday.