Kidney care resources for families in California — pediatric centers, transplant programs, dialysis providers, support groups, and financial assistance. California has more top-ranked pediatric kidney programs than any other state, with 5 major centers spanning the coast. Hand-curated and independently verified.
California has five major pediatric kidney centers, but geography matters: families in Fresno, Bakersfield, and the Central Valley are 3–4 hours from Stanford or CHLA. UCSF's 7 outreach clinic locations and Valley Children's Hospital partially bridge this gap.
California has some of the most active adult kidney transplant programs in the United States, with major academic medical centers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento.
National dialysis chains have extensive coverage across California. For families in the Central Valley or rural Northern California, ask your nephrologist about home dialysis options — peritoneal dialysis can be done at home with training from a center like UCSF.
Organizations providing education, advocacy, peer support, and financial assistance for kidney patients and families in California.
If you or your child has kidney disease, financial help is available. Note: Social Good Fund, Nephraware's fiscal sponsor, is based in Richmond, CA — this is a local connection for California-based funders and supporters.
Stanford, UCSF, CHLA, and UCLA are among the most active clinical trial sites in the United States for kidney disease. UCSF has been training kidney researchers since 1966 and has extensive ongoing studies.
Nephraware's classroom kidney education program is available for California classrooms.
Our interactive kidney education module is designed for elementary and middle school students. Ask your school to bring it into the classroom.
Do not wait to contact your nephrologist if you believe your child or family member is having a kidney emergency. Seek emergency care first.
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