Related Websites

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) - opens in a new window

AAKP is a national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients. Find information that helps people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplant recipients learn how to improve their health and well-being through a variety of resources.

American Kidney Fund (AKF) - opens in a new window

Visit the AKF website to learn kidney disease facts and figures. Find out about AKF programs - including discount pharmacy cards and other medication programs, grants, minority outreach, educational materials, a helpline, and disaster relief for patients.

Children's Organ Transplant Association, Inc. (COTA) - opens in a new window

If you have a child who needs a kidney or other organ transplant, the COTA can give you financial and fundraising help. Get newsletters, real-life patient stories, and their annual report.

Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) - opens in a new window

DPC is a non-profit, patient-led dialysis organization open only to dialysis and pre-dialysis patients and their families. DPC is working to improve the quality of life for all dialysis patients through education and advocacy.

Forum of ESRD Networks - opens in a new window

ESRD Networks oversee dialysis quality in each of 18 regions across the U.S. Find your Network or a dialysis center, locate other kidney disease resources, read articles about staying healthy with kidney disease, and learn about kidney-related meetings.

Healthfinder.gov - opens in a new window

On this Government site, find a wide range of information on kidney disease, including its causes, symptoms, and treatment. Learn about other conditions that people with kidney disease might have, like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Home Dialysis Central - opens in a new window

Home Dialysis Central helps people with kidney disease learn about daily, night time, or conventional home hemodialysis. See home dialysis equipment, and find clinics that support home treatments. Talk to other home dialysis patients, read patient stories, and locate helpful tools.

Kidney School - opens in a new window

At Kidney School, people with kidney disease can learn what to expect and how to be an active partner in their care by choosing among sixteen 30-minute on-line modules. Topics include how kidneys work, treatments, anemia, coping, staying active, vascular access, sexuality and fertility, and others.

Kidney Transplant - opens in a new window

Learn what to expect when getting or giving a kidney, including: lab tests, the surgery, recovery, possible complications, working with the care team, and transplant drugs. A glossary of terms and many diagrams are also included.

Life Options Rehabilitation Program - opens in a new window

Life Options is dedicated to helping people live long and live well with kidney disease. Read or download facts about kidney disease, risk factors, symptoms, frequently-asked questions, and how to keep your kidneys healthy.

Medicare.gov - opens in a new window

Medicare covers people of any age with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - opens in a new window (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant. Learn how to sign up for Medicare if you have ESRD - opens in a new window and get information about Medicare coverage of dialysis services and supplies - opens in a new window, and transplants - opens in a new window.

National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) - opens in a new window

This Government site connects you with caregiver support services in your area that will help you care for your loved one at home for as long as possible. Download brochures, read real-life caregiver stories, and find links to help you take care of your own health while caring for another.

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) - opens in a new window

The National Kidney Foundation, a voluntary non-profit health organization, has information about preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of people and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) - opens in a new window

On this National Institutes of Health website, learn about the causes and types of kidney disease, treatment choices, and how to stay healthy. Get information on clinical trials, data, links, and brochures.

NephKids - opens in a new window

NephKids invites you to subscribe to a doctor-moderated email support group for parents of children or teens who have kidney disease. Get information on kidney disease in children and links to kidney disease resources.

Organ Donation - opens in a new window

Learn about how to become an organ or tissue donor. Download an organ donor card, read transplant and donor stories, and get answers to common questions about organ donation on this site.

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) - opens in a new window

UNOS is the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the Federal Government. Learn about transplant issues, get a glossary of transplant terms, view press releases and download resources.

Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Initiative - opens in a new window

The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Initiative promotes ongoing strategies by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers the Medicare program, to improve the quality of care provided to people with End Stage Renal Disease and enables them to participate in making their own health care decisions.

Dialysis Reports - opens in a new window

The Dialysis Facility Reports (DFRs), Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) reports, and State and Region Profiles are created annually under contract to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide dialysis facilities, patients, state surveyors, and regions with valuable information on patient characteristics, treatment patterns, hospitalization, mortality, and transplantation patterns in their facilities.

Healthcare.gov - opens in a new window

Take health care into your own hands; find out how the Affordable Care Act affects you. Get the answers at HealthCare.gov - opens in a new window.