How to Be a Living Kidney Donor
How to Be a Living Liver Donor
The 华体会 Organ Transplant Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is home to the largest liver and kidney transplant program in Illinois. Northwestern Memorial Hospital has one of the largest living-donor organ transplant programs in the Midwest, and is top 10 in the country.
To speak to a member of our living-donor transplant team or schedule an appointment, call 312.695.8900.
Since organ transplant surgery began, the number of seriously ill patients waiting for an organ has steadily gone up. The registry has more than 106,000 people waiting for an organ.
Unfortunately, the need for organs exceeds the number of organs available.
Most people think of organ donation as something you can do when you die. But surgeons have found a way to use organs donated by people who are alive.
Explore our transplant resources. These include patient education materials, support groups and more.
How to Be a Living Kidney Donor
How to Be a Living Liver Donor
To be a living donor:
Living-donor transplants help save the lives of people with end-stage liver or kidney disease.
Living donors have the rare chance to save someone’s life. They can see their friend or loved one return to health and happiness, or know that a stranger will return to their loved ones.
Patients who get a living-donor transplant spend less time on the transplant waiting list. That means they are usually healthier at the time of transplant. This often leads to better outcomes and a faster recovery.
Compared to those who get an organ from a deceased donor, patients who get a living-donor transplant tend to:
How to Be a Living Kidney Donor
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