Overview
At UAMS Health, we offer transplant services to patients who receive kidneys from living donors.
More than 110,000 people are listed for organ transplants nationwide. Many face a lengthy wait for an available organ. To spare an individual patient a long and uncertain wait, relatives, loved ones, friends and even individuals who wish to remain anonymous may serve as living donors. In 2018 about 7,000 transplants each year are made possible by living donors.
If you are considering a living donation, it is critical to gather as much information as you can from various sources. If you know a person you would like to help through a living donation, talk to him or her and the transplant program where the person is listed.
At UAMS Health, you can use the living donor screening link below or call us at (800) 552-8026. The living donor advocate and nurse coordinator will help you understand all aspects of the donation process, including the risks and benefits.
History
In 1954, the first successful living kidney donor transplant took place between identical twins. Since 1988, approximately 150,000 living donors have gone on to make a difference in the lives of relatives, non-relatives and even total strangers with the gift of a kidney.
We performed our first living donor transplant at UAMS on May 8, 1964.
Becoming a Living Donor
Additional Information
- United Network for Organ Sharing
- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Health Resources & Service Administration Data Warehouse
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network