Useful Links

National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation website www.livingdonors.org was recently ranked as the #1 website for living donation information in a report published in Kidney International. This website provides extensive information about living donation, including the process, potential risks and benefits, emotional and financial issues and outcomes. Living donors and potential donors, along with family and friends, can learn more about donation; share their experiences, stories and questions; honor living donors; become educated about current issues, events and policies; and more. An Email Discussion Group is available for those who want ongoing support from other donors, potential donors and family.

Living Donor Assistance Program
Providing financial assistance to those who want to donate an organ, priority is given to individuals not otherwise able to afford the travel and subsistence expenses associated with living organ donation

United Network for Organ Sharing
UNOS Patient Services maintains, updates, and provides transplantation and donation information to patients, family members, friends, potential donors and medical professionals. Information may be requested on topics such as:

-the transplantation and donation process
-national and center-specific transplant survival rates
-Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) recovery rates
-number of transplants by organ at each transplant center

UNOS Patient Services offers patient information kits to assist patients, family members and friends in making informed and knowledgeable decisions about organ transplantation. The patient information kit includes:

-"What Every Patient Needs to Know" patient booklet (available in both English and Spanish)
-a list of all U.S. transplant centers for the specified organ
-a "snapshot" of the OPTN waiting list
-center-specific information request letter
-organ donor brochure card

For information designed exclusively for patients, family and friends, visit Transplant Living.