If you are in need of a kidney transplant, the free, personalized microsites offered by the National Kidney Registry can help you find a living donor.
20% of patients with a microsite achieve a living donor transplant within 12 months.
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. Meanwhile, 100,000 people wait on the deceased donor waitlist every year. FindAKidney.org aims to end that imbalance by giving kidney patients the tools and information they need to find a living donor, from instructions and advice on how to search for a donor to personalized donor search websites.
Transplant centers that participate in the National Kidney Registry’s microsite program can help you set up your own personal microsite, where you can tell your story, spread the word about your donor search and give potential donors an easy way to get tested on your behalf. There are currently {{numMicrosites}} centers participating in the microsite program. To find a center that offer microsites, see the map of microsite participant centers.
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In April 2023, Mark McIntosh was diagnosed with amyloidosis, which caused him to go into kidney failure. After doing some research, he decided to go through the National Kidney Registry, registering at AdventHealth Porter, an NKR Donor Care Network Center of Excellence. After his successful transplant, Mark now runs a ministry called Drive for Five to encourage living kidney donation and educate people about kidney disease.