Dialysis at National Convention

Dialysis at National Convention

The Braille Monitor

April 2003

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Dialysis at National

Convention

by

Ed Bryant

Ed

Bryant

From the Editor: Ed

Bryant is president of the Diabetes Action Network. He has important information

for those interested in arranging for dialysis during the national convention.

This is what he says:

During this year's annual

convention of the National Federation of the Blind, dialysis will be available.

Those requiring dialysis must have a transient patient packet and physician's

statement filled out prior to treatment. Conventioneers must have their unit

contact the desired location in the Louisville area for instructions, well in

advance.

Prior

to each treatment, individuals will be responsible for, and must pay out of

pocket, the approximately $30 not covered by Medicare, plus any additional physician's

fees and any charges for other medications. Dialysis centers should set up transient

dialysis locations at least eight weeks in advance. This helps assure a location

for anyone wanting to dialyze. The Greater Louisville area has many centers,

but early reservation is strongly recommended especially during this holiday

period. Here are some dialysis locations, all about half a mile from the hotel:

*Renal

Care Group, Inc., 635 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202; telephone

(502) 561-1314. As of this writing, they are almost full.

*Fresenius

Medical Care, 720 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40202; telephone (502)

584-3021.

*U.

of Louisville Kidney Disease Program, 615 Preston Street, Louisville, Kentucky

40202; telephone (502) 852-7278.

Please remember to schedule

dialysis treatments early to ensure space. Call them now. If scheduling assistance

is needed, have your dialysis unit's social worker contact me: Ed Bryant, Diabetes

Action Network president; telephone (573) 875-8911. See you in Louisville.

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