Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that December 2024 was a record month for living donor transplants achieved through the microsite program, with 32 microsite patients receiving transplants. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant.
Launched in February 2019, the microsite program now has more than 4,600 active patient microsites and has facilitated transplants for more than 750 microsite patients. The program has achieved a 20% success rate, meaning that 20% of patients who activate a microsite receive a living donor transplant within 12 months.
A total of 59 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s microsite program, giving kidney patients more opportunities than ever to receive a living donor kidney transplant. Microsite registrations (donors who complete the first form to start the registration) and referrals (donors who have completed all stages of the registration process) are also increasing significantly, with 2,161 referrals and 13,299 registrations in 2024, up 27% and 14% over 2023, respectively.
To see a full list of microsite centers, visit https://www.kidneytransplantcenters.com. To learn more about the microsite program, visit https://www.findakidney.com/microsites.
About Find A Kidney
Living kidney donor transplants last longer than deceased donor transplants, yet of the 18,000 annual kidney transplants, only 6,000 are from living donors. Find A Kidney aims to end that imbalance by giving kidney patients the tools and information they need to find a living donor.
About the National Kidney Registry
The National Kidney Registry’s (www.kidneyregistry.com) mission is to save and improve the lives of people facing kidney failure by increasing the quality, speed, and number of living donor transplants while protecting all living donors.