Kidney Dialysis
222 N. Seventh Street, Bismarck - 701-323-8030

Dialysis is literally a life-saving procedure for patients whose kidneys have been lost or do not properly function due to disease, birth defects or injury. The treatment removes waste and extra fluids from patients with diseased kidneys.

Dialysis can be used temporarily until the kidneys resume function or the patient receives a transplant, or for years if those options are not available.

	In the last four years, Medcenter One's dialysis department has averaged an 18 percent growth rate. With the growing diabetes epidemic and North Dakota's aging population, increased patient loads are expected to continue.
	Dialysis patients spend three days a week, three to five hours a day receiving dialysis. That adds up to 780 hours a year.
	About 30 percent of patients with Type 1 (juvenile onset) diabetes and 10 to 40 percent of those with Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes eventually will suffer from kidney failure.