Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 2,000th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor. The theory behind the microsite program is that if a patient can direct potential donors to a website that effectively tells their story, they will connect with …
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National Kidney Registry Launches New Website for Donor Care Network Centers
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the launch of a new website for the Donor Care Network at www.donorcarenet.org. The Donor Care Network (DCN) Centers of Excellence are an elite group of transplant centers that meet a stringent set of best practices to ensure they offer the highest level of care and support to living …
National Kidney Registry Appoints EJ Tamez as Head Donor Search Coach
The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce that Eusebio J. (EJ) Tamez has been appointed Head Donor Search Coach for the National Kidney Registry, with the primary focus of achieving 400 living donor microsite patient transplants in 2023. EJ is the fourth living kidney donor to join the National Kidney Registry team. He is …
National Kidney Registry Launches Spanish Version of Kidney Donor Intake System
The National Kidney Registry’s donor intake system (DASH) is now available in Spanish. This important advancement will make the donor screening and medical questionnaire available in Spanish and will remove the language barriers for Spanish speaking people who are interested in becoming living kidney donors. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 22%, or …
National Kidney Registry Announces First Living Liver Donor Search Microsite
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its first microsite for a patient in need of a living liver donor. The microsite program provides free websites and hosting services for transplant patients seeking a living donor. The National Kidney Registry launched the microsite program for kidney patients in February 2019. The program now …
National Kidney Registry Appoints Ryan Meehan Chief Financial Officer
Today the National Kidney Registry announced that Ryan Meehan has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of the NKR. In the CFO role, Ryan will be responsible for the financial management of the organization while developing key innovations and leading several strategic initiatives. “Ryan brings with him a diverse business background, a Wharton MBA and …
National Kidney Registry Expands Paid Leave Policy for Employees Who Become Living Donors
The National Kidney Registry is proud to announce that it has joined the growing list of organizations that have committed to having a paid leave policy for living organ donation. More than 100,000 people are waiting for a life-saving kidney or liver transplant, but just four in every 25,000 people donate an organ while living.
National Kidney Registry to Sponsor Kidney Donor Steve Wilson in Ironman World Championship
The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce its latest kidney donor athlete sponsorship: Steve Wilson, a living kidney donor who will be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, October 6-8, 2022. Steve donated a kidney through the National Kidney Registry’s Family Voucher Program in February 2020 after seeing a Facebook post …
National Kidney Registry Expands Donor Shield Lost Wages and Travel Reimbursement
Today, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the expansion of its Donor Shield program, increasing the lost wage cap from $1,500 to $2,000 per week and raising the maximum allowable travel and lodging reimbursement from $3,000 to $5,000 per donor. The reimbursement covers travel and lodging expenses related to kidney donation for the donor and …
National Kidney Registry Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Another Living Donor Joins the NKR Team Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced that Michael Lollo has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the NKR. Lollo is a non-directed living kidney donor who previously served as president of the National Kidney Donation Organization (NKDO), the largest living donor organization in the world. Lollo …