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Living kidney donor program

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MassachusettsIdentity checked September 2026

At a glance

NLDAC financial assistance

Yes

Enrolled with the National Living Donor Assistance Center, which reimburses eligible donors for travel, lodging, lost wages and dependent care.

Source, checked September 2026

Paired exchange

Not yet verified

Runs kidney paired donation, so a willing donor who is not compatible with their person can still get them a kidney through an exchange. We have not verified this center either way — ask their living donor program.

Living donor page

Published

A page the center publishes specifically about living kidney donation.

childrenshospital.org

Phone line

Published

A number we could confirm reaches this program directly.

(877) 894-7337

Every yes and no here was checked against a public source on the date shown. A blank means we have not verified it either way — the center may well offer it, so ask them.

What they publish

What they publish about BMI

Not yet verified — the center may publish this on its own site, and their living donor program can tell you directly.

How their evaluation works

“A pediatric program. Boston Children's Hospital's kidney-transplant page says living-donor surgery for its program takes place in collaboration with a partner adult hospital connected to Boston Children's by a bridge, and non-directed donors are accepted.”

Their published page, checked September 2026

Donor protections in Massachusetts

Grade C. Massachusetts has 2 of the seven protections tracked. Worth checking exactly which before you plan time off — the fact sheet below has the detail, and your transplant center's donor advocate will know it too.

The American Kidney Fund's Massachusetts fact sheet

Federal family leave can already cover donation. A law written for living donors has not passed yet. See the full picture for Massachusetts.

Every fact on this page was checked against the linked public source on the date shown. My Kidney Story is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, this center, SRTR, OPTN or NLDAC.

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My Kidney Story does not collect, store, or evaluate medical information, and nothing on this page is medical advice. Donor eligibility is determined solely by a transplant center after its own independent evaluation.