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NxStage Home Hemodialysis Patient Awareness Tour Kicks Off January 29

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage announced that NxStage patient advocate Jim Smith, 64, of Indianola, Wash., is beginning the first NxStage Home Hemodialysis Patient Awareness Tour of 2013 with a four-week journey starting January 29. ...More
January 28, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
NxStage Reports Record Revenue for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2012

LAWRENCE, Mass.— NxStage Medical today reported record financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, with total revenue above the top end of its guidance range. ...More
November 8, 2012
Posted in News, Business
First in the World: Northwest Kidney Centers Hits the Big 5-0

In 1961, James Haviland, president of the King County Medical Society helped Belding Scribner receive a grant from the Heartford Foundation. On Jan. 1, 1962 the world's first out-of-hospital nonprofit community outpatient dialysis center opened its doors in the basement of ...More
October 31, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Home Dialyzors United Holds First Awards Banquet

BALTIMORE, Md.—Home Dialyzors United (HDU) held its first awards banquet on Sunday, October 7, 2012. The highlight of the night was the surprise presentation of the HDU Lifetime Appreciation Award to Dr. Christopher R. Blagg for his life-long dedication to improving the ...More
October 29, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
NRAA Panel Discusses Home Therapy Barriers, Opportunities

Four participants stood up October 11 at the 35th annual National Renal Administrator Association (NRAA) conference in Savannah, Ga., to discuss the hot topic in the renal community: home therapies, such as home hemodialysis (HHD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Their ...More
October 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Governor Deval Patrick Applauds NxStage's Commitment to Growth in Massachusetts

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in a special ceremony this week with Governor Deval Patrick and other local officials. The event, which included a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony, tour of ...More
October 16, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
NxStage Joins Home Dialyzors United Conference to Drive More Awareness of Home Hemodialysis

LAWRENCE, Mass.,—NxStage Medical, announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, founder and chief executive officer of NxStage, accepted Home Dialyzors United's (HDU) Trailblazer Award for NxStage's outstanding achievement in the innovation and advancement of home hemodialysis with ...More
October 8, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
There’s No Place Like Home—for Dialysis

WASHINGTON—Most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who undergo hemodialysis put up with a grueling treatment regimen that involves going into a clinic several days a week and sitting through a three-to-four hour dialysis session at each visit. Home hemodialysis ...More
October 4, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Home Hemodialysis Update

Although nine out of 10 physicians and nurses would choose a home modality for themselves and family members, Medicare payment policy remains a significant barrier to patient access to home hemodialysis. ...More
September 24, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Dialysis Patients Gear Up for “Ride of a Lifetime”

DaVita kicks off its sixth annual Tour DaVita this weekend in eastern Iowa, where nearly 500 riders, including DaVita teammates, physicians, family and friends, from across the country will travel to Iowa to participate in this “Ride of a Lifetime.” The three-day, 250-mile ...More
September 12, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management