Helping Patients Along Their Kidney Transplant Journey
"At DaVita, we want as many of our patients as possible to qualify for a kidney transplant," said
Transplant Smart is a comprehensive education and support program that includes:
- Motivating peer-to-peer videos intended to help patients learn from others who were once in their position. Topics include everything from "Why transplant?" to "How to find a living donor."
- Compelling animated videos created to inform patients and their loved ones about what to expect during each key step of the transplant process to help reduce their anxiety and increase their confidence.
- An illustrated handbook designed to educate DaVita patients about transplant and help them stay organized during their transplant journey.
- Enhanced guidance and support from a social worker throughout the journey.
The average wait time for an individual's first kidney transplant is 3.6 years and can vary depending on health, compatibility and availability of donor organs. As of
"I've hesitated to commit to a kidney transplant because I'm worried about the surgery," said
DaVita's new patient education already has received accolades for its innovation, design and simplicity with awards from AVA Digital,
DaVita plans to continue to invest in expanding Transplant Smart offerings to help more patients pursue and receive life-changing kidney transplants. Additionally, DaVita has expanded its emphasis on transplant education within its Kidney Smart® program, a no-cost chronic kidney disease education resource that is open to the community. Kidney Smart, which has educated more than 165,000 participants since 2012, now offers pre-emptive transplant education and will also offer post-class text messages with additional transplant education later this year. DaVita patients who have attended a Kidney Smart class have had 30 percent fewer hospitalizations and 38 percent fewer missed treatments in their first 90 days on dialysis and are six times more likely to start dialysis on a home modality.
In 2018, DaVita launched its Transplant Waitlist Support Program, a technology-enabled solution to help keep patients active on the waitlist at partnering transplant centers through proactively and electronically updating important patient data. The program helps patients to stay on top of their overall health, dialysis treatments and administrative requirements while they await a transplant so when a donor kidney becomes available, they are prepared and eligible.
To access the other educational resources about kidney transplantation, visit DaVita.com/Transplants.
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