Dialysis at National Convention

Dialysis at National Convention

DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL
CONVENTION
by Ed Bryant

During this year's annual convention
of the National Federation of the Blind in Dallas, Texas (Saturday, July 4 through
Friday, July 10), dialysis will be available. Individuals requiring dialysis
must have a transient patient packet and physician's statement filled out prior
to treatment. Conventioneers should have their unit contact the desired location
in the Dallas area for instructions.

Individuals will be responsible for, and must pay

out of pocket, prior to each treatment, the approximately $30 not covered by Medicare,

plus any additional physician's fees, and any charges for Erythropoietin (EPO) or

Calcijex.

DIALYSIS CENTERS SHOULD SET UP TRANSIENT DIALYSIS

LOCATIONS AT LEAST THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE. THIS

HELPS

ASSURE A LOCATION FOR ANYONE WANTING TO DIALYZE.

There are only a few centers remotely close to the convention site, the Dallas-Fort Worth

Hyatt Regency Hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, so an early reservation is essential!

Here are some dialysis locations:

IRVING DIALYSIS CENTER, 720 Plymouth Park,

Irving, TX 75061; telephone: (972) 258-0880. NOTE: This Center moves to this location

February 1. Address is correct; new phone was unavailable at press time. Calls will be

transferred for a time; you may need to call information. Closest to the airport; About 10

minutes by taxi from the convention hotel.

HURST-EULESS BEDFORD (HEB) DIALYSIS, 1401 Brown

Trail Rd., Suite A, Bedford, TX 76022; telephone: (817) 282-8870. Depending on traffic, 15

to 30 minutes from the convention hotel.

AMERI-TECH KIDNEY CENTER, 1600 Central Drive,

Bedford, TX, 76022, telephone: (817) 540-6084. Same approx. distance as HEB, above.

SOUTH ARLINGTON DIALYSIS CENTER (BMA), 3295 South

Cooper, Suite 137 ("Cooper and Mayfield"), Arlington, TX 76015; telephone: (817)

465-8586. Furthest from the convention hotel, this center is perhaps 30 minutes away.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SCHEDULE DIALYSIS TREATMENTS

EARLY,

TO INSURE SPACE. You will be expected to pay, at

time of service, the 20% Medicare copayment (about $30 for each treatment), plus any

non-covered physician's fees, and any charges for EPO or Calcijex.

If scheduling assistance is needed, contact:

Diabetes Action Network President Ed Bryant at (573) 875-8911. See you in Dallas!