Why Use the National Kidney Registry for Your Transplant?
If you are in need of a kidney transplant, the National Kidney Registry maximizes your chances for a successful transplant. Working with an NKR Member Center can reduce your wait time, help you achieve the best possible match, lead to a longer-lasting transplant, and potentially allow you to reduce your dosage of immunosuppressive drugs.
What Is Your Kidney Situation?
How Can the NKR Help?
The NKR uses state-of-the-art technology and the largest pool of donors in the U.S. to find better matches for living donor transplants and is achieving better outcomes despite dealing with harder cases.
Learn more about the NKR’s kidney transplant outcomesSuperior Kidney Transplant Outcomes
NKR-Facilitated Transplants Have the Lowest Graft Failure Rates in the Industry
Why the National Kidney Registry?
- Visit Kidney for Life
Help finding a better-matched living donor kidney
Statistically longer-lasting transplanted kidneys
Access to the top transplant hospitals
Shorter wait time for transplant
Access to a larger pool of potential donors
- Visit Find a Kidney website
Free help in finding a living donor
Proven 100% effective kidney transportation technology
- Visit Donor Shield website
Donor assistance to encourage more people to donate
Reduced risk of rejection and graft failure
Free, customizable website to help you find a donor
Learn More About Kidney Transplant
Important FAQ for kidney patients, including how to get a kidney transplant, how to find a donor, transplant wait times, what the surgery involves, recovery after transplant, and more.
Kidney Transplant Facts