Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 500th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free websites and hosting services for transplant patients seeking a living donor. Dr. Sandip Kapur, the Surgical Director of Weil Cornell Kidney Transplant program conceived of the idea as a way for transplant centers to help patients who …
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Guinness World Record Organization Distinguishes the National Kidney Registry for World’s Longest Kidney Transplant Chain
Guinness World Records officially recognized the National Kidney Registry (NKR) for the longest kidney transplant chain in the world. This massive chain was supported by the combined efforts of 25 transplant centers, it included 70 surgeries, facilitated 35 transplants and was featured on ABC News’s Nightline. Kathy Hart, a Good Samaritan donor, started Chain 357, …
PCR Swab Testing Launched: National Kidney Registry and Viracor Eurofins Announce Coronavirus Rapid Turnaround PCR Swab Testing for Transplant Community
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) and Viracor Eurofins announced a partnership today to deliver testing for Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 disease) to NKR’s vast network of Member Centers. NKR is the largest paired exchange program in the world and serves approximately 100 transplant programs throughout the United States. The NKR has relied …
National Kidney Registry Improves Donor Lost Wage Reimbursement Program by Eliminating Income Restrictions
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the elimination of all income restrictions on their Donor Shield lost wage reimbursement program. Inspired by President Trump’s recent executive order, the NKR has eliminated the $62,000 maximum income restriction for lost wage reimbursements and will now reimburse all qualified donors up to $1,500/ week in lost wages, …
UCSF Medical Center is First Transplant Center in the Western U.S. to Provide Donor Shield: Donor Shield Now Protects 20% of U.S. Living Kidney Donors
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) and University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) announced that all living kidney donors who donate at UCSF will be provided Donor Shield protections through the NKR. These living donor protections include reimbursement for lost wages, travel and lodging, in addition to donation life insurance, donation disability insurance, …
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 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 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 …