Press Room

September 2020
NKF Statement on the ESRD Treatment Choices Model (ETC) and Policies to Improve Kidney Patient Choice
September 18, 2020
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“The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to support the three linchpin policies of the Advancing...

September 2020
Patient Advocates, Actor Wilmer Valderrama Bring Passion and Urgency to 7th Annual Kidney Patient Summit
Kidney Patient Summit Held Virtually with Nearly 200 Congressional Meetings
New York, NY – September 17, 2020 — More than 150 advocates from kidney organizations...

September 2020
Advocates from Across the U.S Convene for Virtual Kidney Patient Summit
Proponents including actor, activist, entrepreneur Wilmer Valderrama, team up to fight for kidney health
New York, NY – September 15, 2020 — Advocates from kidney organizations...

September 2020
Nationwide Kidney Risk Campaign Relaunches by NKF, HHS, and ASN
Are you the 33%?
September 1, 2020, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American...

August 2020
National Kidney Foundation and LogistiCare Lace-Up for Kidney Patients
August, 27, 2020, New York, NY — LogistiCare, the nation’s largest non-emergency medical transportation company, today announced it is lacing-up with the National Kidney...

August 2020
National Kidney Foundation and Imperial Headwear Tee-Off to Help People with Kidney Disease
August 26, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce Imperial Headwear as a new National Promotional Partner of the NKF Konica Minolta...

August 2020
The National Kidney Foundation Announces First Clinical Partner on NKF Patient Network
August 21, 2020, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced today a partnership with Geisinger on the upcoming NKF Patient Network, the first national...

August 2020
National Kidney Foundation, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Release KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nutrition
Aug. 20, 2020, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released today the 2020 Kidney Disease Outcomes...

August 2020
National Kidney Foundation and Konica Minolta Team Up to Help People with Kidney Disease
Konica Minolta Renews as Title Sponsor of The Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity
August 18, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce that...

August 2020
NKF Celebrates National Minority Donor Awareness Month
2020 is the perfect time to hear our call. One voice and one vision to heal and save lives.
National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative effort by the National Organ, Eye...