Potential Living Kidney Donors
Are you considering becoming a kidney donor?
Would you like to learn more about the kidney donation process?
Would you like to talk to someone who's been through the process?
- A total of 27,759 kidney transplants were performed in 2024, of those transplants only 6,418 (23%) of them were from living donors.
- 17 people die every day awaiting a kidney transplant.
- You don't have to be related to someone or even know some one in need in order to donate.
- A living donor helps two people, the one they are giving the organ to and the next person on the waiting list who is now closer to the top of the list.
- 97% of living donors say they would do it again if they could.
- Find out more about living donation here or contact us for other questions or to be connected to someone who has donated a kidney.
Living Kidney Donation Programs in Oregon & Southwest Washington
If you are interested in being a living donor, it’s important to educate yourself about the donation process, required testing, financial considerations, risks, and recovery. Kidneys are the most common organs donated by living donors and most transplant centers in Oregon and SW Washington focus on this type of living transplant. Contact a local transplant center to learn more:
Regional Kidney Transplant Centers
Contact
Please contact Donate Life Northwest at livingdonation@donatelifenw.org and visit our Living Donation Page for more information.
