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DIALYSIS AT NATIONAL CONVENTION

by Ed Bryant

During this year's annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind,

in Louisville, Kentucky (Wednesday, July 3, through Tuesday, July 9), dialysis

will be available. Individuals 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. NOTE: The convention will take place at the

Galt House Hotel, 140 N. Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202.

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 other medications.

DIALYSIS CENTERS SHOULD SET UP TRANSIENT DIALYSIS LOCATIONS

AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THIS HELPS ASSURE A LOCATION FOR ANYONE

WANTING TO DIALYZE. There are many centers in the Louisville area, but that

area is quite large, and early reservation is strongly recommended. Here are

some dialysis locations:

* Renal Care Group, Inc., 635 South Third Street, Louisville,

KY 40202; telephone: (502) 561-1314. About ½-mi. from hotel.

* BMA Dialysis, 720 East Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202; telephone: (502) 584-3021.

About ½-mi. from hotel.

* U. of Louisville Kidney Disease Program, 615 Preston Street,

Louisville, KY 40292; telephone: (502) 852-5757. About ½-mi. from hotel.

* BMA of Southern Indiana, 525 Broadway, Jeffersonville, IN

47130; telephone: (812) 282-0420. About two miles from hotel.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SCHEDULE DIALYSIS TREATMENTS EARLY, TO ENSURE

SPACE. If scheduling assistance is needed, have your dialysis unit's social

worker contact me: Diabetes Action Network President Ed Bryant; telephone: (573)

875-8911. See you in Louisville!

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