Improved technology for dialysis clients across the Kootenays
By Contributor
Twenty-six new Gambro Artis hemodialysis machines have been installed in community dialysis units across the Kootenays, but none in Trail or in Nelson.
The machines replace aging equipment with state-of-the-art technology that makes dialysis more flexible and more efficient.
This $750,000 investment is funded by the Ministry of Health through the BC Renal Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.
The new machines are in place in the following Kootenay Community Dialysis units:
- Grand Forks: five machines
- Invermere: three machines
- Cranbrook: six machines
- Creston: six machines
- Sparwood: six machines
The new hemodialysis machines feature advanced technology that individualizes treatments and adapts to each patient’s physical state which results in better dialysis treatments.
“For many people with advanced chronic kidney disease dialysis is a way of life, so having these state of the art machines available in community dialysis units is a positive step forward in treatment, “said Norman Embree, IH board chair.
A multi-disciplinary team of dieticians, nurses and social workers work together with patients on care plans to slow the progression of their kidney disease through proper diet, exercise and medication while ensuring patients are receiving proper care.
In North America, BC was one of the first jurisdictions to offer a coordinated system of renal care to ensure that kidney patients across the province have access to the same level of care and treatment options.
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