National Friends is a national patient advocacy organization built to help liver transplant patients reach centers able to evaluate and, if possible, transplant them in time when the center where they are listed, evaluated, or managed is unlikely to do so.
We provide patient-side operational support for caregivers and patients with permission, while clinical authority remains with transplant physicians, surgeons, and transplant-center teams.
National patient advocacy with operational discipline
National Friends exists because some end-stage liver patients will not reach transplant in time at the center where they are currently managed. We help patients and caregivers pursue another center when needed and requested, while clinical authority remains with transplant center teams.
We help families organize forms, records, center contacts, and next actions when energy is low and urgency is high.
Start Support →We help patients and caregivers use public center data to ask stronger questions and evaluate realistic options.
Compare Centers →We provide operational rights context so families can pursue lawful options without avoidable confusion.
Know Your Rights →Our public work is designed to speak clearly and credibly to four audiences:
Leadership placeholders below are reusable card slots for approved board biographies and portraits.
Role: Board Director
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Role: Board Director
Short board biography placeholder text for legal, financial, or operational expertise.
Role: Board Director
Short board biography placeholder text for patient advocacy and caregiver systems experience.
Advisor placeholders below are reusable card slots for clinical, policy, and operational advisors.
Role: Board Advisor
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Role: Board Advisor
Short advisory biography placeholder text for caregiver operations and patient-navigation experience.
Role: Board Advisor
Short advisory biography placeholder text for data quality, center evaluation, and public reporting.
We rely on public, authoritative sources and present them for patient-side understanding and decision support:
A place to share their story and honor the memory of those we've lost. Visit the memorial garden to celebrate the lives of organ donors and those waiting for a transplant.
In honor of those you love, share your story, here, if you wish. →
This website provides general information only. It is not medical advice.
Clinical authority belongs to transplant physicians, surgeons, and transplant-center clinical teams. National Friends provides patient-side advocacy and practical support only.
