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Living kidney donor program

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North CarolinaIdentity 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.

wakehealth.edu

Phone line

Published

A number we could confirm reaches this program directly.

(336) 713-5685

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

“Wake Forest Baptist's living-donor page lists a BMI over 35 among the conditions that would exclude a potential donor from donating.”

Their published page, checked September 2026

How their evaluation works

“Wake Forest Baptist's living-donor page names the National Living Donor Assistance Center as a resource for donors, and describes paired kidney exchange as an option when a donor and intended recipient are not compatible.”

Their published page, checked September 2026

Donor protections in North Carolina

Grade D. North Carolina has 1 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 North Carolina fact sheet

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

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.