Several factors emerging during the COVID pandemic combined to form a perfect storm that significantly reduced access to outpatient dialysis for patients in Oregon and Washington. Many people had to board in hospitals to receive dialysis. At one point, an estimated 450 patients in the two states boarded in hospitals for several months while awaiting access to outpatient dialysis. Comagine Health ESRD Network 16 convened a coalition of hospital administrators, discharge planners, dialysis providers and ESRD educators to find ways to facilitate urgent-start dialysis. The coalition identified key barriers to urgent-start dialysis and then developed solutions for overcoming those barriers.

This 2023 CMS Quality Conference poster details our methods and results.

Interested in receiving a kidney transplant? Use this roadmap to learn about each step in the transplant process and track your progress on your transplant journey. As you complete a Checkpoint, move your icon to the next Checkpoint and celebrate your success.

Get the Kidney Transplant Roadmap in Spanish

¿Interesado en recibir un trasplante de riñón? Use esta hoja de ruta para aprender sobre cada paso en el proceso de trasplante y hacer un seguimiento de su progreso en su viaje de trasplante. A medida que complete un punto de control, mueva su icono al siguiente punto de control y celebre su éxito.

Hoja de ruta para el trasplante de riñón — inglés