DaVita Launches 'Flu Fighter Program' in Support of National Influenza Week
... to save lives and prevent hospitalization in dialysis patients. Dialysis patients who already suffer ... the chances of spreading disease across the dialysis center and to optimize the health of its ... of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with chronic ...Nephros Provides Corporate Update
... module enables the most common types of dialysis machines to be used for HDF therapy. Nephros ... to market its Dual Stage Ultrafilters (DSU) to dialysis clinics. "We are seeing a great interest for ultra pure water in dialysis centers for water polishing applications," said ...NxStage Announces Streamline(TM) Blood Tubing Set Supply Agreement with Renal Advantage Inc.
... Inc. ("RAI"), the fourth largest provider of dialysis services in the United States. Under the terms of ... centers were able to increase their patient dialysis dose delivery and increase minimum Kt/V of 1.2 to ... provides services to over 8,200 patients in 91 dialysis centers in ten states and delivers ...DaVita Treats Thousands of Dialysis Patients in Wake of Hurricane Ike
... 57 of DaVita's 58 Houston dialysis Centers Open EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 1 ... in the United States, is caring for thousands of dialysis patients, despite the loss of power to millions ... materials and generators to deliver vital dialysis treatment during and after the storm. Nearly ...Angiotech receives CE Mark approval of HemoStream(TM) Chronic Dialysis Catheter
... to begin marketing the HemoStream(TM) Chronic dialysis Catheter in Europe. This CE Mark approval ... CEO of Angiotech. About the HemoStream Chronic dialysis Catheter Incidences of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis are a rapidly growing challenge in healthcare ...Superior Patient Clinical Outcomes Confirms DaVita's Leadership Position on Quality Dialysis Care
... that compared the mortality trends for the major dialysis providers found that DaVita had a significant ... of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with chronic ... Associated with Improved Survival in a Large dialysis Organization?, 1998 to 2004. J Am Soc Nephrol 18: ...New Study by BioTrends Highlights Practice Management Shifts Among European Nephrologists
... has not penetrated the ESA market in either the dialysis or pre-dialysis setting. Other newcomer, Shire's ... in the next three months, primarily in the dialysis setting. Calcium based binders are still the ... Genzyme's Renagel and Fosrenol taken together, dialysis share for non-calcium agents exceeds 53%. ...DaVita Introduces 'Treatment Evaluator'
... Online Tool Helps Pair dialysis Patients with Compatible Treatment Options EL ... hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis -- is a potential fit based on their answers. ... the kidneys function. "When speaking with a dialysis patient about the different treatment options, ...Dialysis Corporation of America Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date
... Md., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- dialysis Corporation of America (Nasdaq: DCAI ) announced ... for a period of thirty days following the call. dialysis Corporation of America currently owns 35 free ... respect to future business events, regulation of dialysis operations, determination of reimbursement rates ...DaVita Announces Retirement of Former Chief Medical Officer Charles J. McAllister, M.D.
... more than 20 years as medical director of dialysis facilities in the Tampa Bay area, where as one of ... first practicing local nephrologists, he created dialysis programs serving a community of more than one ... of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with chronic ...Genzyme Launches Renvela(R) in the U.S. for Dialysis Patients
... Pursues Additional Approvals Globally for dialysis and Earlier Stage Chronic ... binder Renvela(R) (sevelamer carbonate) for dialysis patients, as well as significant progress in its ... that currently market phosphate binders for dialysis patients are working collaboratively to provide ...NxStage Medical Announces Needle Supply Agreement with DaVita
... NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that it has signed a ... Inc. (NYSE: DVA ) to continue to supply DaVita's dialysis centers with MasterGuard and ButtonHole safety ... during the vast majority of chronic dialysis therapy treatments. MasterGuard is the leading ...Baxter Kidney Patient Education Program Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
... D.C./Baltimore area. "We let them know that dialysis is not a death sentence - it's an opportunity to ... End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive, and the ... more than 660,000 by 2010. This growth in kidney dialysis patients has created a need for not only reliable ...FDA Approves Genzyme's Renvela(TM) for Dialysis Patients
... events. Genzyme expects to launch Renvela for dialysis patients in the United States during the first ... treatment program. Renagel in Peritoneal dialysis The FDA also recently approved a label extension ... phosphorus is an important element in the care of dialysis patients. Elevated serum phosphorus levels are ...Hemo-Stream(TM) Chronic Dialysis Catheter Receives FDA Clearance
... to begin marketing the Hemo-Stream(TM) chronic dialysis catheter. The Hemo-Stream catheter, developed by ... competition, and ease of catheter placement. dialysis catheters, such as Hemo-Stream, are used for ... access to provide hemodialysis patients with the dialysis they require. In April 2007, Angiotech entered ...Aethlon Medical Announces Data Supported Strategy to Increase Hepatitis-C (HCV) Cure Rates
... who suffer from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring regular kidney dialysis treatment. In these treatment studies, the Hemopurifier(R) inhibited the progression of HCV infection in ESRD patients when included during dialysis treatment administered thrice weekly for four-hours. The studies were ...Delcath Adds Senior Pharmaceutical Professional to Its Board of Directors
... Medical Care - North America, a leading manufacturer and distributor of dialysis products, including hemodialysis machines and filters, and operator of more than 1,500 outpatient dialysis clinics in the United States. From 1991 to 1998, he was President ...Cantel Medical Announces Management Succession at Crosstex Healthcare Disposables Subsidiary
... products include specialized medical device reprocessing systems for renal dialysis and endoscopy, dialysate concentrates and other dialysis supplies, disposable infection control products primarily for the dental ...Third Annual DaVita Kidney Disease Awareness Walks to Hit 20 Cities in 2008
... tested now, rather than discover they have the disease when they need dialysis or a transplant." The KAT Walks tour includes stops in Boston, Detroit ... is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with chronic kidney failure and end ...DaVita Honored for 4th Year as Training Top 125 Recipient
... dialysis Provider Ranked 3rd Among US For-Profit Healthcare Companies EL SEGUNDO, ... a leading provider of kidney care services in the United States, providing dialysis services for patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal ...DaVita to Present at UBS Best of Americas Conference
... ) for 7 days following the event. DaVita is a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. DaVita owns and operates approximately 1,300 outpatient dialysis centers located in 42 states and the District of Columbia, serving over ...The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Elects Four New Members to Its Board of Directors
... of Renal Solutions, Inc. (RSI), an innovator in the development of renal dialysis systems for both the institutional and home environments. He serves as the ... start-up company in San Diego, commercializing the only FDA cleared Liver dialysis System. He was previously Senior Vice President of the Specialty Pharmacy ...NxStage Medical to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on September 5, 2007
... NXTM ), the manufacturer of the NxStage System One(TM) portable kidney dialysis machine, today announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive Officer, ... Massachusetts, USA, that develops, manufactures and markets innovative dialysis systems for the treatment of end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, and acute ...