PR Tags: Member Centers

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to announce the successful completion of its Chicagoland Regional Training, an educational event for transplant professionals across the Midwest. The event took place October 24 and 25, 2024, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This hands-on training offered an in-depth look at kidney paired donation (KPD) …

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) hosted a successful regional training event for transplant professionals on September 12–13, 2024, at the Lenox Hotel Boston. The training included topics such as the kidney paired donation process, donor-recipient compatibility, patient microsites, remote donation, the Kidney for Life program, and Donor Shield. A total of 30 people attended the …

On August 4, 2024, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) held a successful in-person microsite training event at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. The event was designed to educate individuals seeking a living kidney donor transplant and their families about the NKR’s microsite program and other resources available to help kidney patients in …

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 …

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 …

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, …

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) hosted a successful regional training event on May 1–3, 2024, at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California. A total of 27 people attended the event, including three members of the NKR team and representatives from 13 transplant centers: Hartford Hospital Transplant Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota Medical …

The National Kidney Registry announced the successful completion of its 8,000th living kidney donor transplant, a zero-eplet mismatch that took place with a donor from Mayo Clinic Rochester and a recipient at Hartford Hospital. This milestone represents the most transplants in the world facilitated by a single kidney paired donation registry. The National Kidney Registry …

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. On June 23, 2023, the NKR marked the 300th kidney transplant achieved through the patient microsite program. The 300th transplant took place at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of July 7, …

Today the National Kidney Registry announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. With the addition of UMass Memorial Medical Center, 50 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s microsite program. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living …