Staten Island PPS is excited to announcement that, in partnership with The Kidney Transplant Collaborative, Northwell Health, and Kidneys for Communities, has launched the Living Donor Program Enhancement Demonstration Project, a three-year effort underway since January 2026 and designed to increase access to and completion of living donor kidney transplants for patients with kidney disease. The program adds dedicated transplant coordinator staffing at Northwell Health’s transplant center to train volunteer facilitators drawn from the patient’s own life, including friends, family members, faith leaders and coworkers. Those volunteer facilitators help patients identify potential living donors and offer those donors encouragement and support through the pre-transplant process.

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