The National Kidney Registry (NKR) reached 7,000 active kidney microsites, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find living donors.
The NKR’s Microsite Program provides free personalized websites, donor search coaching, educational materials, business cards, and posters to help patients share their stories and spread the word about their need for a kidney donor. More than 1,580 microsite patients have received a living donor kidney transplant.
“Reaching 7,000 active microsites means more kidney patients have a way to share their stories and let people know they need a living donor,” said Timothy Jagemann, NKR Director of Marketing and Microsite Product Manager. “For patients who may not know where to start, the Microsite Program provides guidance, resources, and personal support to help them throughout their donor search.”
The Microsite Program is offered through 67 NKR Member Centers nationwide. Microsites are available in English and Spanish, and microsite patients receive support from a team of six professional donor search coaches. Each coach is either a transplant recipient or someone who has personally led a successful living donor search campaign for a friend or family member.
For more information about the Microsite Program, please visit the Find A Kidney website.
About Find A Kidney
Living kidney donor transplants last longer than deceased donor transplants, yet of the 18,000 annual kidney transplants, only 6,500 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.