Press Releases

The National Kidney Registry is proud to announce that Yaredly Hernandez has joined the team as a full-time donor search expert coach. Hernandez brings a wealth of personal experience, professional expertise, and dedication to promoting living kidney donation and supporting individuals in need of a transplant. Donor search expert coaches are individuals who have found […]

On August 4, 2024, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) held a successful in-person microsite training event at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. The event was designed to educate individuals seeking a living kidney donor transplant and their families about the NKR’s microsite program and other resources available to help kidney patients in […]

Today the National Kidney Registry announced the addition of three microsite donor mentors to its microsite program. 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. Donor candidates who sign up for the donation process through a patient’s microsite […]

Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 4,000th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free personalized websites, patient coaching, educational materials, and business cards to people who are seeking a living donor (kidney or liver). To date, over 580 microsite patients have achieved a living donor transplant. “For patients in need of […]

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) marked the 500th living donor transplant achieved through the microsite program. 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. “When the microsite program was first launched, we hoped it would help patients […]

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. On June 23, 2023, the NKR marked the 300th kidney transplant achieved through the patient microsite program. The 300th transplant took place at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of July 7, […]

Today the National Kidney Registry announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. With the addition of UMass Memorial Medical Center, 50 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s microsite program. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living […]

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 […]

Today the National Kidney Registry announced that all 1,200 of its microsite patients now have donor search coaches. The NKR has partnered with the American Kidney Search Network (AKSN) to provide all current and future microsite patients with a coach. Coaches are experts in the donor search process and have successfully conducted a donor search […]

Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 1,000th patient microsite. The microsite program provides free websites to transplant patients seeking a living donor so patients can spread the word of their need for a transplant. Dr. E. Steve Woodle, a liver transplant recipient and Director of Solid Organ Transplantation for University of Cincinnati […]