Reasons to become a living kidney donor:
The Very Best Outcomes
Living organ donors provide the best outcomes for transplant recipients. In fact, living donor transplants, on average, last twice as long or more.
Fast Recovery
After you donate a kidney, you'll fully recover within a few weeks without long-term risks or side effects. Plus, living kidney donors have the same life expectancy and kidney function as people with two kidneys.
Transplant Leaders
We've been providing nationally recognized, life-changing organ care for over 45 years. In fact, our providers have the surgical expertise to complete complex procedures that other health systems can not perform.
Are you eligible to become a living kidney donor?
The first step to becoming a living kidney donor is connecting with our dedicated donor coordinator. Please complete the form below to get the conversation started.
Leaders in Kidney Transplant
After more than two years of exhausting three-times-a-week dialysis treatments, Pastor Gatling received a life-saving kidney transplant three days before his 54th birthday. But receiving a new organ wasn't the end – it was the beginning.
Kidney transplant recipient from NJ meets their donor from Texas.
On June 8, 2022, Roy McIntosh, age 48, of Mays Landing, N.J., underwent a kidney transplant at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. His new kidney came from a living donor he had never met: a woman from Texas named Heather Schaefer, who saw and seized an opportunity to help a stranger.
And just a few weeks after surgery, Roy and Heather finally met for the very first time. See their touching meeting and learn more about the remote transplant process that brought them together.
Virtua Advanced Transplant & Organ Health
Become a living kidney donor.
Right now, there are thousands of people patiently waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. And a transplant from a living donor shortens time on the waiting list by several years, lasts much longer, and offers a better chance of long-term success.
To see if you can become a living kidney donor, we invite you to fill out the form below.
