Hope Blooms: 100 Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year!

Over 90,000 people in the US alone are waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. But hope is on the horizon thanks to incredible strides like Penn Medicine's recent achievement: performing a whopping 100 kidney-paired donation transplants in just one year! This incredible number represents 100 chains of selfless support, where incompatible donor-recipient pairs were matched with others, each giving and receiving the gift of life. Patients with willing yet unmatched donors can join the National Kidney Registry, a pool that facilitates these life-changing exchanges.

Not familiar with kidney-paired donation? It's a beautiful chain reaction of generosity where two incompatible donor-recipient pairs are matched, allowing each person to receive a compatible kidney from someone else. This opens up a world of possibilities for countless individuals waiting for a second chance at life.

Imagine you have a loved one who needs a kidney, but you're not a match. But another family faces the same situation, and luckily, their donor matches your loved one perfectly! Paired donation creates a chain of generosity, giving everyone the chance for a healthier future.

Want to learn more? We've got you covered! Check out this press release from Penn Medicine News.

You can also check out one of our Kidney Conversations with ReMend webinars, where we discuss how kidney-paired exchange works and hear from a husband and wife team who altruistically each donated a kidney.

Source: Penn Medicine News