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Calif. Spectra Lab Facility Receives Accreditation

MILPITAS, Calif.—The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has awarded accreditation to Spectra Laboratories' Milpitas, Calif. facility. ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Calif. Hospital, Satellite to Collaborate in Dialysis

SAN JOSE, Calif.—El Camino Hospital and Satellite Healthcare announced Oct. 13 they will enter into a collaboration to provide dialysis services. ...More
October 14, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Innovative Dialysis Systems Opens 4 LA-Area Clinics

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Innovative Dialysis Systems has opened four dialysis clinics in the Los Angeles area. ...More
August 22, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Nearly Half of Calif. Technicians Failed Test

Almost half of California’s dialysis technicians taking a required skills test did not pass it, and this may be contributing to a drop in the number of technicians working in the state, according to a Jan. 26 report from the investigative reporting group California Watch. ...More
January 26, 2011
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
World's Largest Earthquake Drill Set for Oct. 21

At 10:21 am Pacific time on Oct. 21, at least 6.8 million people will take part in what it said to be the largest earthquake drill ever, and the Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition is calling on dialysis clinics to participate. ...More
October 13, 2010
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
Calif. Kidney Disease Summit to be Held Sept. 28

The first California Kidney Disease Summit will be held Tuesday, Sept. 28, and will bring together area caregivers, health services experts and patients to address the needs of the nearly 45,000 Californians with kidney failure. ...More
September 20, 2010
Posted in Blog
Calif Suspends Medicaid Payments to Dialysis Clinics

California has suspended Medicaid payments to more than 1,000 healthcare clinics, including dialysis centers, until a new state budget is signed into law, according to an Aug. 25 report in the Visalia Times-Delta. ...More
August 25, 2010
Posted in Blog, Business, Practice Management
Calif. to Vote on Living Donor Registry

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to establish a living kidney donor registry, according to a May 10 report by the Ventura County Star. ...More
May 11, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Satellite Dialysis Opens New Center in Merced, Calif.

MERCED Calif.—Satellite Healthcare announced March 4 the opening of a new Satellite Dialysis center in Merced, Calif. ...More
March 4, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
4 Organizations Named for National Pilot Project for Kidney Paired Donation

Four organizations representing more than 80 kidney transplant programs nationwide have been selected to enroll patients and potential living donors in a national pilot project to facilitate kidney paired donation (KPD) transplants. ...More
March 2, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation