FL S1836

Designates May 13, 2017, as "Living Kidney Donor Day" in Florida to honor living kidney donors.

Recognizes that 4,458 dialysis patients in Florida and 97,913 kidney patients nationwide are waiting for kidney transplants, with 400 Floridians and 4,732 persons nationwide dying annually while waiting.

Notes that living kidney donation improves outcomes for kidney transplant recipients and is the most cost-effective treatment for end-stage renal disease.

Commends Floridians who have donated a kidney as living donors, emphasizing that healthy donors do not need to be blood-related or blood-type compatible with recipients.

Highlights that while approximately 400 Floridians will receive transplants this year, more than 800 new names are expected to be added to the waiting list.