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National Kidney Month: All you need to know

A Physician Assistant with P/SL shared more on the importance of kidney donations.

March 20, 2024
Karen Wilder at Fox31 studios

According to the National Kidney Foundation, on average those requiring kidney transplants wait between 3 to 5 years for a match. In December 2021, the National Donate Life Living Donor Registry began to help reduce access barriers for prospective living donors. Later, the first living kidney donor transplant took place at an HCA Healthcare facility. Now, HCA Healthcare is the leading hospital system, performing more live kidney transplants than any other hospital system in the country. Karen Wilder, Physician Assistant from Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, discussed the need for living donors as well as the impact our services have made for the 37 million people living with Kidney Disease in the U.S.

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Learn more about the transplant center at P/SL

Learn more about the living donor screening

Published:
March 20, 2024
Location:
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's

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