Kidney Health Community Program - Saskatchewan

Did you know that 1 in 10 Canadians are estimated to be living with kidney disease, including 117,000 Saskatchewan residents? Even more troubling is the steep increase in the number of Saskatchewan people requiring dialysis to live has increased by almost 30% in the last ten years, with no signs of slowing down.

St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon is a provincial leader in providing kidney health services, treatment, and support to patients and their families residing in central and northern Saskatchewan. In fact, the second kidney transplant in Canada was performed by physicians at St. Paul’s Hospital in 1964! Since then, thousands of patients with kidney disease have been treated at St. Paul’s Hospital.

Recently the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation launched the “By Your Side” Kidney Care Campaign. The $10-million campaign is focused on addressing several needs for those living with, or at risk of developing, chronic kidney disease, including education, prevention, early detection and patient support.

With your help, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation is committed to raising $10-million to realize patient-centred and holistic health initiatives that will save lives and reduce the economic and social impacts of early onset kidney failure.
To make a donation you can visit www.byyoursidesask.ca or call (306) 655-5821.

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Did you know the first transplant in Saskatchewan, a kidney, took place over 50 years ago on December 10, 1963? Since then, over 800 kidney transplants have been performed in our province since. On average, about 50-60 people in Saskatchewan are currently waiting for a transplant, and will wait approximately 3 years to receive a new kidney. The need for organ and tissue donation far outweighs the supply.
Did you know about 40-50% of kidney transplants in Saskatchewan are made possible through living donors? To determine eligibility, healthy individuals wishing to donate a kidney must first be tested and screened based on standard criteria. A donor must be a match with a recipient, and this match requires compatibility between blood types and cell proteins. Age does not matter: Canada’s oldest organ donor was over 90 years old.

For more information on becoming a living kidney donor, check out https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-diseases-services/all-z/tissue-organ-donation/living-kidney-donation

You can also register your decision for organ and/or tissue donation through the Saskatchewan Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. All you need is your health care # and you must be at least 16 years of age. In addition, it is important to talk to your family about your decision, so they can be aware of your wishes.

Living Kidney Donation Living Kidney Donation About 50-60 people in Saskatchewan are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. On average, they will wait 2.8 years for a kidney - that's 437 dialysis treatments per person.​ Please offer hope by talking to your family about organ and tissue donation. Kidney transplants m...