Kidney Prioritization In the Unlikely Event You Ever Need a Kidney Transplant

In the unlikely event that a National Kidney Registry donor ever needs a kidney transplant, the living donor assistance offered by Donor Shield includes prioritization for a living donor kidney transplant through the NKR. To date, the NKR has facilitated more than 6,000 transplants and none of these donors have returned in need of a kidney transplant.

All living kidney donors in the United States are automatically prioritized for a deceased donor kidney transplant if they ever need a transplant, however, living donor kidney transplants have better outcomes and typically last more than twice as long a deceased donor kidney transplant.

Kidney prioritization is available through NKR’s Voucher Program, NKR swaps, NKR internal direct donations, remote direct donations and Kidney for Life direct donations.