Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has become an NKR Member Center. NKR Member Centers are a network of transplant centers that agree to an extensive list of guidelines and commitments to provide the highest level of care, protection and support to living donors. The NKR …
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National Kidney Registry Reports Superior Transplant Outcomes
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) released its 2025 Outcomes Report, revealing improved outcomes for NKR-facilitated transplants. The improved outcomes were driven by precision eplet matching and better matches for sensitized patients. Matching strategies employed by the NKR reduce de novo DSA formation, reduce graft failure, provide an opportunity for lower immunosuppression, and increase the longevity …
National Kidney Registry Facilitates 10,000th Living Donor Kidney Transplant
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced its 10,000th transplant, with 1,744 transplants facilitated in 2024 alone. The NKR facilitated its first transplant in 2008 and reached the 5,000-transplant milestone in June 2021. The NKR is expected to facilitate approximately 30% of all U.S. living donor kidney transplants in 2025. “This is a remarkable milestone and …
National Kidney Registry Increases Donor Shield Lost Wage Reimbursement for Living Donors to 12 Weeks Maximum
On November 26, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) expanded its Donor Shield program, doubling the maximum allowable time for lost wage reimbursement available to donors from 6 weeks to 12 weeks. Donors covered by Donor Shield will be eligible for lost wage reimbursement of up to $2,000 per week for up to 12 weeks, for …
National Kidney Registry Breaks Monthly Record for Living Kidney Donation in October, Facilitating 179 Living Donor Kidney Transplants
In collaboration with NKR’s 104 member centers, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) achieved a record-breaking milestone in October, facilitating 179 living donor kidney transplants. This achievement breaks the previous record of 157 transplants, set in July 2024, and underscores the NKR’s ongoing progress in expanding access to well-matched living donor kidney transplants for patients in …
National Kidney Registry Endorses the Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) applauds Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), and Don Davis (D-NC) for introducing bipartisan legislation that will protect living kidney donors from unfair life insurance discrimination practices. In recent years, living kidney donors have faced life insurance discrimination that disregards clear risk-based analysis[1] and decades of data on …
The National Kidney Registry Activates Its 4,000th Microsite: Free Service for Patients Seeking a Living Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 4,000th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free personalized websites, patient coaching, educational materials, and business cards to people who are seeking a living donor (kidney or liver). To date, over 580 microsite patients have achieved a living donor transplant. “For patients in need of …
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Becomes National Kidney Registry Member Center
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago has become an NKR Member Center. The NKR now has 104 Member Centers spanning 35 states and the District of Columbia. The NKR is the world’s largest paired exchange program, facilitating over 1,500 transplants annually for patients who are seeking a better-matched …
National Kidney Registry Facilitates 9,000th Living Donor Kidney Transplant
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the successful completion of its 9,000th living kidney donor transplant, which took place at Hartford Hospital. This milestone represents the most transplants in the world facilitated by a single kidney paired donation registry. The NKR now facilitates 25% of all living donor transplants in the United States, up from …
National Kidney Registry Presents Four Awards to Leaders in the Transplant Community at 2024 Awards Gala
At its 2024 Awards Gala, held June 20 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City to honor kidney donors and the achievements of the American transplant industry, the National Kidney Registry presented four awards to exceptional members of the transplant community: the Terasaki Innovation Award was awarded to Drs. Joe Leventhal and Sandip Kapur, …