American Organ Transplant Association [1] – is a resource that can help provided transportation help.
The American Association of Kidney Patients [2] – is a good resource for information on transplants and can link to organizations that provide support.
The American Kidney Fund [3] – is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to kidney and dialysis patients.
The American Society of Transplantation [4] – is an organization of health professionals that can provide education and opportunities to advocate for transplant issues.
Children's Organ Transplant Association [5] – is an organization that works with patients 21 and under and their families with the purpose of helping them raise money to fund transplants.
Coalition on Donation [6] – is a non-profit organization that is committed to increasing organ and tissue donation. They are a good resource to share general information about transplants.
Kidney Transplant Dialysis Association [7] –is a volunteer patient led organization that can help provide education and financial assistance to patients.
Kidney Link [8] – is a good resource for information on all types of donation and education.
Medicare Payment Information [9] – is a brochure on the Medicare and Medicaid payment procedures for 2012.
National Kidney Foundation [11] – is a non-profit organization that has a lot of resources dedicated to transplant awareness and education.
National Kidney Registry [12] – is a non-profit organization that helps create living donor chains.
National Transplant Assistance Fund [13] – is a source for information on raising money to cover uninsured medical expenses.
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network [14] – is a government site that manages the national patient waiting list.
Organ Donor US Government [15] – is a government site that is dedicated to sharing information about organ transplantation.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients [16] – is a national database of transplant statistics.
Transplant Recipients International Organization [17] – is a non-profit organization with the goal of improving the quality of life of transplant patients.
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) [18] – is the private organization that manages the US national organ transplant system.
Links
[1] http://www.a-o-t-a.org/
[2] http://www.aakp.org/
[3] http://www.kidneyfund.org/
[4] http://www.myast.org/
[5] http://www.cota.org/
[6] http://www.donatelife.net/
[7] http://www.ktda.org/
[8] http://www.kidneylink.org/
[9] http://www.medicare.gov/pubs/pdf/10128.pdf
[10] http://www.transplants.org/
[11] http://www.kidney.org/
[12] http://kidneyregistry.org/?cookie=1
[13] http://www.transplantfund.org/
[14] http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
[15] http://organdonor.gov/materialsresources/materialsopolist.html
[16] http://www.srtr.org/
[17] http://www.trioweb.org/
[18] http://www.unos.org/