Questions?
For questions call Ann at 801-226-5111 (Utah County) or toll free 800-869-5277.
Dates and times are updated monthly.
(KEP – Kidney Evaluation Program) Free Kidney Screenings
The National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho provides free kidney screenings through its “Kidney Evaluation Program” (KEP).
The Kidney Evaluation Program (KEP) is a FREE public service screening that addresses the gaps in chronic kidney disease awareness. KEP is a program to educate participants-it is not intended for diagnostic purposes. Participants must be over 18 years of age and have one or more of the following:
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- A parent, brother or sister with diabetes, high blood pressure or kidney disease
For additional information about the KEP Program, click here.
Next screening: September 19 & 20, 2017
Location: Utah County Health Department: 151 South University Ave.
Provo, Utah 84601 (room 1600, on the first floor)
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Transplant Games of America
National Kidney Foundation of Utah and IdahoGreat Salt Lake Truck Show
Started by a grass roots volunteer group in the Utah Trucking Industry, the Great Salt Lake Truck Show features over 90 “big rigs” and 40 antique cars making it one of the top truck shows in the western United States. Funds for the event make possible the annual Truck Show Family Kidney Kamp for dialysis and transplant patients and their families. The camp draws an average of over 250 participants each summer allowing participants to leave renewed and reunited as families, and better able to cope with the challenges of living day to day with kidney disease.
Truck Show
National Kidney Foundation of Utah and IdahoGreat Salt Lake Truck Show
Started by a grass roots volunteer group in the Utah Trucking Industry, the Great Salt Lake Truck Show features over 90 “big rigs” and 40 antique cars making it one of the top truck shows in the western United States. Funds for the event make possible the annual Truck Show Family Kidney Kamp for dialysis and transplant patients and their families. The camp draws an average of over 250 participants each summer allowing participants to leave renewed and reunited as families, and better able to cope with the challenges of living day to day with kidney disease.
Kidney Walk
A 5k walk or run event where we raise money to fight kidney disease in all its forms through education and research.
Coaches Rivalry Golf Tournament
BYU coach Kalani Sitake and University of Utah’s coach Kyle Whittingham continued the 28 year tradition of the "Coaches Rivalry Invitational" Golf Tournament, All major TV and news media make this the premier and most fun and highly publicized charity golf event in Utah
Employee Payroll Giving Program
Each year in the fall, employees at Fresenius Medical Care joined with the NKFUI to create our Patient Dialysis Transportation Program. Individual employee donations totaled $70,500 in funds that provide safe and reliable transportation for hundreds of indigent patients living in remote areas who need help getting to and from life-saving dialysis.
Kidney Kars
Utah’s Kidney Kars donation program remains among the strongest donation programs in the nation. Our Kidney Kars program is a well oiled machine with the vast majority of donations coming from previous donors. Also our two wonderful major college rivalry football coaches have brought hundreds of cars to us through their great support of encouraging donations for us through large billboards on our major freeway, I-15.