The National Kidney Registry (NKR) has successfully launched the Family Voucher Program, which allows donors to donate a kidney now and receive vouchers for immediate family members in case a family member ever needs a kidney transplant in the future. Since this program launched in February, 52 donors have donated their kidneys as family voucher …
Press Releases
National Kidney Registry to Reimburse Lost Wages for Donors
Today the National Kidney Registry announced that all donors involved in NKR swaps will be provided Donor Shield protections including lost wage reimbursement. This fulfills the promise from President Trump’s recent announcement to support “the selfless individuals who donate kidneys by granting them reimbursement for extra expenses associated with organ donation such as lost wages.” …
National Kidney Registry Presented with the AST Innovation Award
Today the National Kidney Registry was presented with the 2019 American Society of Transplantation Innovation Award at the Cutting Edge of Transplantation Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. The AST Innovation Award was created to showcase a project or program that exemplifies the spirit of innovation on which organ transplantation was founded. The National Kidney Registry has …
National Kidney Registry Upgrades GPS Tracking, Ensuring Shipped Kidney Safety with Next Generation Technology
The National Kidney Registry and Newgate Security have announced the deployment of next generation GPS technology used to ensure the safety of human organ shipments. New smartphone-based GPS tracking devices combined with real-time monitoring systems deliver the most advanced technology in the world for monitoring human organ shipments. This upgraded GPS technology allows transplant centers, …
National Kidney Registry Facilitates 3,000th KPD Transplant
The National Kidney Registry announced the successful completion of its 3,000th paired exchange transplant, which took place today at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This milestone represents the most transplants in the world facilitated by a single Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) registry. Garet Hil, Founder and CEO of the National Kidney Registry and a kidney …
National Kidney Registry 2018 Award Winners
The National Kidney Registry announced its 2018 Award Winners at its Gala dinner hosted at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The Terasaki Medical Innovation Award is given to an individual or organization that has invented, developed or created breakthrough technologies in transplantation. The 2018 winner was the UCSF Medical Center for successfully completing …
National Kidney Registry Launches Remote Donation Network
The National Kidney Registry announced the successful launch of the Remote Donation Network (RDN). The RDN currently has 24 participating transplant centers strategically located across the United States providing remote donation services. Remote donation allows a living kidney donor to avoid traveling to a distant transplant center for donor testing and surgery. This approach makes …
National Kidney Registry Passes Kidney Backup Policy
The National Kidney Registry Medical Board has approved a new policy that provides added assurance to kidney transplant recipients in NKR swaps. The new policy protects eligible recipients whose transplanted kidney fails within 90 days of transplant surgery. Patients who are eligible for this policy would be prioritized to receive another living donor kidney in …
National Kidney Registry Adds Donor Insurance Benefit
The National Kidney Registry has extended its purchase of donor insurance policies to all donors involved in NKR facilitated swaps and kidney donations. Through a variety of programs, detailed below, the NKR has continued to expand its donor benefits with the goal of eliminating disincentives to kidney donation and making the kidney donation process easier …
National Kidney Registry Facilitates First 0 HLA Mismatched KPD Transplant for a Compatible Pair
The National Kidney Registry has announced the first successful 0 HLA mismatched kidney transplant for a patient who entered paired exchange with a compatible donor. The pair was evaluated by the Johns Hopkins Hospital Transplant Program in April and rather than proceed with a direct donation transplant, the compatible pair opted to enter paired exchange …