Read the latest news articles and press releases about living kidney donation, the Donor Care Network, the National Kidney Registry, and Donor Care Network Centers of Excellence.
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the expansion of Donor Shield by increasing the maximum allowable lost wage reimbursement of four weeks to a maximum of six weeks.
A 5-year-old’s need for a new kidney led to a paired exchange kidney transplant that united three families from across Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Medical CenterThe 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.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York and No. 7 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This is the 21st consecutive year NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the top-ranked hospital in New York.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical CenterOnce again, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been recognized as a top hospital on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Honor Roll of Best Hospitals. The Brigham was ranked 14th by the publication, with four specialties earning a spot in the Top 10.
Brigham and Women's HospitalAs medical institutions around the country intensify efforts to eliminate structural racism from their systems and practices, UC San Francisco faculty have been at the forefront of this pursuit in kidney medicine.
UCSF Medical CenterIf you’re a kidney transplant patient, your chances of living a longer life are improving, according to a recent review published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Mayo Clinic ArizonaMayo Clinic RochesterMayo Clinic FloridaVirginia Mason Franciscan Health hospitals recognized for patient safety with top-scoring ‘A’ and ‘B’ grades in recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
Virginia Mason Medical CenterHighlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Piedmont Macon North was named a Top General Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group, widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.
Piedmont Atlanta HospitalHackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has become the first center in New Jersey and the second in the world to use an innovative imaging technology before surgery to assess living donor kidneys more precisely and comprehensively than conventional imaging techniques, as well as during surgery to help guide the removal of donor kidneys.
Hackensack University Medical Center