National Kidney and Transplant Institute
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute is a tertiary referral hospital located in Central, Quezon City, Philippines. The hospital opened on January 16, 1981.
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute, or NKTI, is a tertiary medical specialty center for renal health and organ transplantation. The hospital also offers voluntary blood services.
The hospital was formerly known as the National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines, and the National Kidney Institute.
Building and location
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute sits in the center of a lot, along East Avenue in Quezon City.The Institute itself is 3-storey structure with three buildings connected to each other. The Main Building houses most of the Cost Centers and where the Administrative offices can be found. The Annex Building encloses the recently opened Marcos Wing and the Radiology Dept, Center for Special Services and also the ER Dept.
Services
In its nearly three decades of operations, NKTI has always aimed for general patient care and the prevention or treatment of renal disease; and gained various achievements: double transplant - kidney & pancreas ; Kidney - Liver transplant ; Bone Marrow Transplant ; ISO-Certification. The institute has continuously maintained various healthcare-related programs such the Human Organ Preservation Effort, Voluntary Blood Donation Program, Renal Disease Control Program and Total Quality ManagementIn January 23, 2024, Bongbong Marcos launched the country’s first Lung Transplant Program at the Lung Center of the Philippines in collaboration with the Institute.