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Kidney Failure

Travel on Dialysis: Rethinking the "New Normal"

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page,” said Augustine of Hippo. For many, travel provides an expanded world view and a great deal of joy. For many hemodialysis patients, travel seems unthinkable. They feel tethered to their machines or their ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
DaVita Awarded Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation

DENVER— DaVita announced that DaVita Hospital Services, the company’s inpatient kidney care services, has received Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
B. Braun Reveals Customer Satisfaction Survey

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—B. Braun Medical announced the results of its Customer Satisfaction survey for its renal and dialysis customers. The survey was sent to nearly 500 U.S. customers and included questions about product performance, sales response and service. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
NxStage Welcomes New Chairman of the Board

LAWRENCE, Mass.— Robert G. Funari has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the board for NxStage, effective immediately. Funari is the former chairman of Crescent Healthcare and has served on the NxStage board of directors since January. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company will honor more than 4,000 DaVita teammates and HealthCare Partners leaders from around the world at its inaugural DaVita HealthCare Partners “Villagewide” meeting in downtown Denver. ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Nick Cannon Named Honorary National Chair of NKF Kidney Walk Program

NEW YORK—Award winning actor, comedian and host of NBC-TV’s top rated “America’s Got Talent,” was named honorary national chair of the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Kidney Walk program, kicking off this March. More than 100 events are held around the country, drawing ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Renal Ventures, Atlantic Health System Celebrate Grand Opening of Two Clinics

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Renal Ventures Management LLC and Atlantic Health System are celebrating the grand opening of two chronic care dialysis clinics in Morris County, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 24. ...More
April 22, 2013
Posted in News, Business
The Right Diet May Help Prevent Kidney Disease

NEW YORK—Poor eating habits, smoking and obesity are associated with increased risk for kidney disease, according to new research published today online in the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) American Journal of Kidney Disease. ...More
April 18, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
Video of Lab-Grown, Functional Kidney Amazes

Change. Without it we would still be riding a horse and carriage, looking for the nearest payphone, and e-mails would be called a telegram. ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in Blog, Clinical & Pharma
Russell Stepp Named NKCs New Foundation Board Member

SEATTLE—Nonprofit Northwest Kidney Centers has named Russell Stepp to its foundation board. ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in News, Business