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Dialysis Facility Compare helps you find detailed information about Medicare-certified dialysis facilities. You can compare the services and the quality of care that facilities provide. It also has other resources for patients and family members who want to learn more about chronic kidney disease and dialysis.

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 John Oliver targets dialysis, a procedure that’s exhausting, deadly, and very profitable

It would be far better for DaVita and Fresenius’s patients to get kidney transplants, which extends your lifespan by about 10 years on average, relative to remaining on dialysis, while avoiding exhausting, time-consuming treatment that makes holding down a job or traveling extremely difficult. But as Oliver notes, many dialysis centers fail to give patients information on transplantation, or actively discourage them from getting on the kidney waitlist. Partly as a result, about 40 percent of people eligible for a kidney transplant aren’t on the waiting list for one.

 New kidney care companies intend to make money by keeping patients out of the dialysis chair

“In today’s world, you can treat patients with chronic kidney disease in different settings that are frankly much better for them and lower cost for the system,” Price said. “You can provide forms of dialysis in the home. You don’t need brick-and-mortar settings and you don’t need to have all the big real estate infrastructure costs these companies have built up trying to dominate and control this massive industry. There is the opportunity to disrupt the system. And it benefits everyone.”

Articles of Interest

For Dialysis Patients, a Less Clinical Experience

Dialysis is getting a new look. In a bid to win business and encourage patients to keep up with their treatments, some dialysis centers are upgrading their décor and offering free amenities from aromatherapy to tea service. The goal is to dispel the clinical air of typical dialysis treatment.

Kidney Dialysis - Can We Save Billions of Dollars?

Could an existing group of commonly used and relatively inexpensive prescription drugs save billions of dollars worldwide in healthcare costs. A doctor in Missouri seems to think so!

Resources

The National Forum of ESRD Networks

The Forum of ESRD, End-stage Renal Disease, Networks advocates for the organizations that monitor the quality of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplant care in the United States.

DaVita

DaVita is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States with over 1,600 centers. Choosing DaVita as your dialysis provider is quick and easy.

Fresenius

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS) is the world’s leading company devoted to patient-oriented renal therapy. Through over 2,700 clinics kidney dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, we provide 32 million life-saving dialysis treatment to more than 215,000 patients worldwide.

Global Dialysis

Explore the world's most comprehensive database of dialysis centres for free.