Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 6:17 pm | Updated: 6:24 pm, Wed May 27, 2015.

Urgent help available for dialysis patients affected by flooding Community report Houston Community Newspapers

While storms and other natural disasters are inconvenient and can be life-threatening for entire communities, they pose an especially serious health threat to dialysis patients, whose treatments are delayed by electrical power outages or an inability to access their normal treatment locations.

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) typically need dialysis treatment every two days to clean waste products from their blood, remove extra fluids and control their bodies’ chemistry after their kidneys have failed.

Patients seeking help with emergency plans or more information about arranging access to alternate dialysis clinics should call Fresenius Medical Care North America's (FMCNA) toll-free Patient Emergency Hotline: 1-800-626-1297.

FMCNA dialysis clinics are equipped with emergency backup generators to ensure that critical patient care continues in the event of a power outage. If necessary, dialysis treatments also can be provided at alternate FMCNA facilities, – including for those patients who dialyze with other companies, but whose regular clinics are temporarily unavailable.

For more information on Fresenius, go to http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.us.

More about Dialysis

• ARTICLE: DaVita to open new dialysis clinic near St. Luke’s Hospital
• ARTICLE: DaVita to open new dialysis clinic near St. Luke’s Hospital
• ARTICLE: DaVita to open new dialysis clinic near St. Luke’s Hospital
• ARTICLE: DaVita to open new dialysis clinic near St. Luke’s Hospital
• ARTICLE: Dialysis patient is 20-time triathlon athlete

• Discuss
• Print

Posted in Living on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 6:17 pm. Updated: 6:24 pm. | Tags: Fresenius, Dialysis

...