Kidney care resources for families in Oregon — pediatric centers, transplant programs, dialysis providers, support groups, and financial assistance. OHSU Doernbecher is Oregon's only pediatric transplant center and the most complete pediatric nephrology program in the state. Eastern Oregon and southern Oregon have significant care gaps; many families in those regions access Seattle Children's or UCSF. Hand-curated and independently verified.
~115K
Adults estimated to have CKD
Extrapolated from 4.2M population
~3.5%
Of OR adults diagnosed with kidney disease
CDC BRFSS 2024
1
Pediatric transplant center in Oregon (Doernbecher only)
OHSU / UNOS
1926
First children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest — Doernbecher
OHSU
For Children
Pediatric Nephrology Centers
Oregon has one comprehensive pediatric nephrology program — OHSU Doernbecher in Portland. Families in eastern Oregon (Bend, Pendleton, Burns) are 3–6 hours away. Southern Oregon families are often closer to Sacramento or San Francisco than to Portland.
Fetal nephrology: Doernbecher offers prenatal counseling and care for kidney conditions diagnosed before birth — one of the few programs in the Pacific Northwest to provide fetal nephrology. If your child has been diagnosed with a kidney condition in utero, ask your OB for a referral to the OHSU maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric nephrology teams.
Eastern and southern Oregon care gap: Families east of the Cascades (Bend, Pendleton, La Grande, Burns) and in southern Oregon (Medford, Ashland) face 3–6 hour drives to Portland. Many southern Oregon families access UCSF Benioff or Stanford (CA). Eastern Oregon families close to the WA border may access Seattle Children's. Doernbecher has outreach clinics in Eugene and Salem to reduce travel burden for the Willamette Valley.
For Adults
Adult Nephrology & Transplant Centers
OHSU leads adult kidney transplant in Oregon. Providence and Legacy Health provide nephrology services across the Portland metro.
Transplant Centers
Dialysis
Dialysis Providers
Doernbecher provides pediatric dialysis for children. National chains serve the broader state.
Community
Support Organizations & Programs
Financial Help
Financial Assistance
Research
Clinical Trials in Oregon
Education
Kidney Explorers in Oregon
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