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PLANO, Texas, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ U.S. Renal Care (USRC), a leading provider of dialysis services, announced it has completed administering the second round of mRNA vaccines to patients, ensuring better protection against the deadly coronavirus for thousands of vulnerable patients on dialysis.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, demonstrated that patients are more likely to consent to the COVID-19 vaccine if it was provided by their dialysis center. The study was authored, in part, by USRC physician leaders, Mary Dittrich, MD, FASN and Chief Medical Officer of USRC and Geoff Block, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer & SVP, Clinical Research & Medical Affairs for USRC.
/ Michelle Adams-Walton, who has been on dialysis for the past 17 years, poses for a portrait at TownPlace Suites by Marriott in Austin on March 6, 2021.
Early on, coronavirus transmission exploded at dialysis clinics, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. It has subsided some since, but many patients have no choice but to show up at clinics for the life-sustaining treatments.
Artemio Martinez noticed a stranger in the chair next to his when he showed up for kidney dialysis last April. Usually, the same woman sat there, and he would chat with her during the four-hour-long treatment.
“She was by me, like my dialysis partner,” Martinez said. “We told each other stories, we talked about life .. and the people that are going through the same thing you’re going through are like your family.”
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The Mohawk Valley Health System plans to transfer ownership of its outpatient dialysis services to United States Renal Care pending approval of the transfer by the state.
United States Renal Care, based in Plano, Texas, runs 339 dialysis centers in 32 states and Guam, according to the company.
The application process is expected to take about two years, during which time the health system will continue to operate its dialysis centers while USRC will provide administrative consulting, according to a health system release.
“Our goal with this agreement is to strengthen dialysis services for our community,” health system President/CEO Darlene Stromstad said in a news release. “We are excited to partner with a national market leader that has the expertise of caring for people living with end-stage renal disease, a nationwide network of physician and providers, the capital to purchase new dialysis equipment including new dialysis machines and water treatment systems, and the a