Kidney care resources for Michigan families. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan is one of the top 5 pediatric kidney transplant programs in the country — 4,000+ families choose Mott annually. West Michigan families have Helen DeVos Children's in Grand Rapids; Detroit-area families have Beaumont Children's in Royal Oak. Upper Peninsula families face significant travel distances. Hand-curated and independently verified.
~315K
Adults estimated to have CKD in Michigan
10.0M population · ~4% CKD prevalence
Top 5
Mott Children's pediatric kidney transplant ranking — one of the nation's best
US News 2025–2026
4,000+
Families choosing Mott for kidney care every year
University of Michigan Health
Healthy Michigan
State Medicaid program — michigan.gov/mdhhs
MI Dept of Health & Human Services
Geography First
Which Center Is Right for Your Family?
Michigan's geography — two peninsulas spanning 450 miles — creates real differences in access depending on where you live.
Cleveland Clinic Children's (OH) accessible from SE corner / Monroe County
🌊 West Michigan (Grand Rapids)
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital — Grand Rapids (Corewell Health)
Mott accessible via US-131 South (~2.5 hrs) for complex cases
Upper Peninsula families: The UP has no pediatric nephrology center. Families in Marquette, Houghton, Sault Ste. Marie, and surrounding areas face a 4–6 hour drive to C.S. Mott in Ann Arbor. Families in the western UP (near Ironwood, Gogebic County) may find Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee or M Health Fairview in Minneapolis a comparable travel distance — see the Wisconsin and Minnesota pages for those options.
In-state coordination: Mott, Helen DeVos, and Beaumont Children's all coordinate with the UM Transplant Center — one of the most active in the United States — for patients who need transplant evaluation.
For Children
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Adult Nephrology & Transplant
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Education
Kidney Explorers in Michigan
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