At Lower Manhattan Dialysis Center, we are proud of our proven record with regard to patient care. We, as doctors, know that kidney transplantation is the best option for patients with end stage renal disease who are medically eligible for transplantation. In fact, we encourage all our patients who are eligible, to seek a family member or friend who might be able to donate a kidney so that the patient can quickly be freed from the need for dialysis. We can proudly report that in the 2 year period 2021 - 2022, 75% of our patients who received a cadaver (deceased) kidney transplant, had an average waiting time of less than 2 years (range 5 months to 35 months). This is far superior to many other centers. Note that nationally, only 25% of patients receive a deceased donor kidney transplant within 5 years. Transplanted patients are fortunately no longer in need of dialysis and are usually able to return to their previous lifestyles and level of employment. Federal Government statistics for the years 2017-2020 reveal that Lower Manhattan Dialysis Center’s Standardized Transplantation Ratio (STR) was 229% higher than expected for our facility per Federal calculations, and 238% higher than the average standardized transplantation ratio for all New York State Dialysis Centers. Perhaps even more important, as per federal reports, Lower Manhattan Dialysis Center was more likely to place their patients on a transplant waiting list in the years 2017-2020 at a rate which is 261% higher than expected! Remember, that if a dialysis center fails to list a patient for transplantation, that patient will remain on dialysis at that center forever!