Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure in which a patient receives a new kidney from either a living donor or a deceased donor. Most kidney transplants are done in people with chronic kidney failure or end-stage kidney disease. While it does not cure these conditions, a kidney transplant can help treat them.