The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce its latest kidney donor athlete sponsorship: Steve Wilson, a living kidney donor who will be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, October 6-8, 2022. Steve donated a kidney through the National Kidney Registry’s Family Voucher Program in February 2020 after seeing a Facebook post …
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National Kidney Registry Expands Donor Shield Lost Wages and Travel Reimbursement
Today, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the expansion of its Donor Shield program, increasing the lost wage cap from $1,500 to $2,000 per week and raising the maximum allowable travel and lodging reimbursement from $3,000 to $5,000 per donor. The reimbursement covers travel and lodging expenses related to kidney donation for the donor and …
National Kidney Registry Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Another Living Donor Joins the NKR Team Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Michael Lollo has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the NKR. Lollo is a non-directed living kidney donor who previously served as president of the National Kidney Donation Organization (NKDO), the largest living donor organization in the world. Lollo …
National Kidney Registry Launches FindAKidney.org Website to Help Kidney Patients Find a Living Kidney Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the launch of the Find A Kidney website at www.findakidney.org. Approximately 100,000 people are waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. Of the 18,000 people who receive a kidney transplant every year, just one-third receive a kidney from a living donor, which can last up to twice as long as …
National Kidney Registry Reaches 100 Member Centers: University of California, Davis Becomes the 100th Center
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that it has reached the 100 Member Center milestone with the reactivation of the University of California, Davis Transplant Center. The NKR is the world’s largest paired exchange program, facilitating over 1,000 transplants annually for patients who are seeking a better-matched donor and a better transplant outcome. In …
20 Living Kidney Donors Make it to the Top of Africa’s Tallest Mountain on World Kidney Day
Twenty kidney donors reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on March 10, World Kidney Day, demonstrating that donating a kidney has no negative impact on a donor’s health and fitness. The story was featured on Good Morning America. To watch the feature, click here. Only 50% of the 30,000 people per year who attempt to …
Twenty-Two Living Kidney Donors Climb Africa’s Tallest Mountain
Twenty-two living kidney donors will reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (altitude 19,341 feet) on March 10—World Kidney Day—and demonstrate that donating a kidney does not negatively affect the health or fitness of living kidney donors. The 22 donors represent the Kidney Donor Athletes (KDA) organization and are supported by the National Kidney Registry (NKR) …
All Microsite Patients Now Have Donor Search Coaches to Increase Success Rates of Donor Search Campaigns
Today the National Kidney Registry announced that all 1,200 of its microsite patients now have donor search coaches. The NKR has partnered with the American Kidney Search Network (AKSN) to provide all current and future microsite patients with a coach. Coaches are experts in the donor search process and have successfully conducted a donor search …
The National Kidney Registry’s 1,000th Patient Microsite Activated
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 1,000th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free websites to transplant patients seeking a living donor so patients can spread the word of their need for a transplant. Dr. E. Steve Woodle, a liver transplant recipient and Director of Solid Organ Transplantation for University of Cincinnati …
National Kidney Registry Expands Donor Shield Travel and Lodging Reimbursement to $3,000 Max
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced today the expansion of its Donor Shield program, increasing the maximum allowable travel and lodging reimbursement from $2,000 to $3,000 per donor. The reimbursement covers travel and lodging expenses related to kidney donation for the donor and a caregiver. Any donor who donates on or after July 6, 2021, …