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Hurricanes

Social Media Keeps Patients Informed for Irene

With Hurricane Irene barreling towards the east coast, some evacuations are already under way and dialysis providers are urging patients to prepare ahead of time. ...More
August 24, 2011
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Irene

It seems Mother Nature has set out to challenge the east coast’s disaster preparedness these days. Today, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit in Virginia, and in the coming days the entire eastern seaboard will be prepping for the first major hurricane to threaten the United ...More
August 23, 2011
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
Dialysis Patients Must Plan Ahead in Hurricane Season

HOUSTON—As hurricane season gets under way, dialysis patients should begin planning now so they are not stuck in a storm without electricity to run their life-saving equipment, according to The Methodist Hospital in Houston. ...More
June 4, 2009
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Fresenius Preps Patients for Hurricane Season

WALTHAM, Mass.—After responding to a busy hurricane season in 2008, Fresenius Medical Care North America is gearing up for the start of hurricane season, which runs June 1-Nov. 30, and urging all kidney failure patients to begin making hurricane preparations now. ...More
May 21, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Disaster Preparedness for Dialysis Clinics and Patients

Hurricanes, blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, floods and power outages disrupt everyday life for millions of Americans every year; however, dialysis patients and the clinics that care for them are especially vulnerable. ...More
April 10, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
American Kidney Fund needs disaster relief donations

ROCKVILLE, Md.─The American Kidney Fund issued Sept. 17 an urgent appeal for contributions for disaster relief to help dialysis patients who have been affected by Hurricane Ike. The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program has been providing emergency assistance ...More
September 17, 2008
Posted in News, Practice Management
DaVita prepares Gulf Coast clinics for Hurricane Ike

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—As Hurricane Ike rapidly approaches the Texas and Louisiana coast, DaVita’s said its Emergency Response Team has hundreds of employees supplying the necessary materials and generators to maintain dialysis treatment during and after the storm. ...More
September 12, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Dialysis Disaster Preparedness

Director Mel Brooks said it best: “Hope for the best; expect the worst.” That should be the motto for disaster planning.SEPTEMBER 11, HURRICANE KATRINA, AND THE GREAT MIDWESTERN FLOOD OF 1993 are just a few examples of the disasters that have struck the United ...More
May 1, 2008
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
A Giving Community

It’s December. It’s Christmas time. It’s Hanukkah time. It’s Kwanzaa time. It’s Festivus time. It’s the holidays. Regardless of what you celebrate this time year, it’s a time of giving. For many people, this is a novel concept that emerges annually at the end of the year. ...More
November 30, 2007
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Providers prepare for disasters

With a busy hurricane season predicted by government scientists, the United States’s two largest dialysis providers have launched disaster preparedness plans of their own so kidney disease patients can continue to receive dialysis treatments during a disaster. “There is ...More
July 2, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management