We can potentially find every single eligible end-stage renal-failure patient in America a kidney transplant.
— Michael Rees, MD, PhD, Founder
In people aged 65 through 74 worldwide it is estimated that one in five men, and one in four women, have chronic kidney disease. Noncommunicable diseases (such as heart disease, diabetes, or kidney disease) have replaced communicable diseases (such as influence, malaria, or AIDs) as the most common causes of premature death worldwide.
(Source: NKF)
End stage renal disease affects almost 650,000 people per year in the United States. The disease disproportionately affects the nation’s minority and low-income patients.
(Source: UCSF – The Kidney Project)
Medicare coverage is extended to a person of any age who requires either dialysis or transplantation to maintain life. The 650,000-plus people who live with ESRD are 1% of the U.S. Medicare population but account for roughly 7% of the Medicare budget.
(Source: UCSF – The Kidney Project)
On average, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are admitted to the hospital nearly twice a year. About 35% of ESRD patients who are discharged alive have a rehospitalization within the 30 days following discharge.
(Source: USRDS)
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