Anonymous Kidney Donors Use Internet To Find Recipients

One more health care item has turned to the web to run queries to find a match...service is not free for those listing but could be lifesaving if needed for one who needs a transplant...BD

A number of Web sites have launched to help match anonymous kidney donors and strangers in need, but some hospitals are reluctant to perform the surgeries because they fear that these donors might be psychologically unstable, more likely to back out of the transplant or secretly paid for the kidney, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Matching donors with needy patients online also can give advantages to the kidney recipients who create the most emotional plea, and in some cases, those who pay a Web site's fee. For example, MatchingDonors.com charges people $295 to post their appeals for a kidney for 30 days, or $595 for a lifetime posting. Would-be donors can search the online database of profiles and select who they want to donate to, a process that allows patients to circumvent the national waiting list for transplants.