Dialysis centers are facing shortages of the nurses that run the facilities and the technicians who operate the dialysis machines. Using a calculated risk score to monitor hemodialysis vascular access ...

(Reuters Health) - The likelihood that U.S. patients with renal failure will get a kidney transplant is lower for those who get dialysis at for-profit dialysis centers, a new study shows. In examining ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most nephrologists agree that a kidney transplant is the optimal choice for a patient with kidney disease — ...

SEATTLE & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Kidney Centers and Satellite Healthcare, Inc., two non-profit pioneers in bringing life sustaining dialysis to people with kidney failure, ...

Every time Kristi Gaudreau goes for dialysis at the nearest Northwest Kidney Centers clinic, it’s equivalent to a flight to Chicago. Gaudreau, 54, has chronic kidney disease. The Everett resident ...