UMMC Pledges $25,000 to NKF Serving Maryland & Delaware

LUTHERVILLE, Md. (Aug. 27, 2018) – With a shared goal of advocating on behalf of the kidney community, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has awarded $25,000 to the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland & Delaware (NKF-MDDE).

“Our mission to teach, discover and care aligns perfectly with the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland & Delaware’s goal to build awareness, drive prevention and support treatment of kidney disease,” said Dr. Rolf Barth, Head, Division of Transplantation at UMMC.

As part of a Kidney Champion Partner Annual Partnership arrangement, UMMC will fund and host The Big Ask Big Give Workshop on Living Donation – a free 4-hour workshop with lunch – to help waitlisted kidney patients find a living donor. The event takes place Sunday, Sept. 16, from noon to 5 p.m., at the University of Maryland Southern Management Campus Center (621 West Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201). For more information or to register, visit kidney.org/UMMCBigAskBigGive.

UMMC will allocate the remaining funds to NKF-MDDE’s 2019 Beyond Dialysis Patient Conference and its signature events, Santé – A Taste of Baltimore, Rappel for Kidney Health and the Greater Baltimore Kidney Walk, which raise funds for local patient services, education and research efforts.

In exchange, UMMC will receive speaking opportunities and additional forms of visibility and sponsorship recognition. NKF-MDDE also will provide social media, Blog and Web exposure, and offer UMMC spokesperson opportunities when media interviews are secured.

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center, which has a proud history of pioneering advances in transplant medicine, as well as a reputation for world-class treatment of individuals with kidney disease,” said NKF-MDDE Executive Director Pattie Dash.

About the University of Maryland Medical Center

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) comprises two hospitals in Baltimore: an 800-bed teaching hospital — the flagship institution of the 12-hospital University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) — and a 200-bed community teaching hospital, UMMC Midtown Campus. UMMC is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, Eurocard, cardiac care, diabetes and endocrinology, women's and children's health, and has one of the largest solid organ transplant programs in the country. For more information, visit www.umm.edu.

About NKF

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information, visit www.kidney.org.