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December 1st, 2018 by admin
Do you know what the average wait time is for a kidney when you need a transplant? It’s three to five years, depending on your blood type. Sometimes it can take as long as ten years. While living with kidney disease and kidney failure is more...
Posted in: Services, Transplants
October 18th, 2018 by admin
Did you know? There are about 1.15 million nephrons in your body, acting as little filtering units that filter out harmful toxins. These are part of the process that protects your body and creates urine. Your kidneys reabsorb and distribute 99% of your...
Posted in: Articles
September 29th, 2018 by admin
Nervous about going under the knife? Don't worry, you'll know you're in good hands with Kidney Care & Transplant Services of New England. You can rest assured knowing each of our surgeons is certified by the American Board of Surgery. Our surgeons...
Posted in: Services
August 27th, 2018 by admin
We are excited to share that over the week of Aug 16 - 22 our staff collected back to school supplies that we donated to Springfield Rescue Mission. With short notice we were able to collect 4 huge totes full of backpacks, pencils, pens, crayons,...
Posted in: Community Service
July 5th, 2018 by admin
Yikes! The thought of surgery is scary! The good news is, with today’s technology, we can often figure out what is going on without it! With ultrasounds we can take a look at what you have going on inside without surgery! This technology allows us...
Posted in: Services
June 21st, 2018 by admin
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common condition. About 1 of 3 adults in America have high blood pressure. While it is a common problem it is a problem tied to many health issues such as heart disease and even kidney disease. Luckily, high...
Posted in: Services
June 7th, 2018 by admin
As good as they might be for you, few people enjoy taking medications, especially long-term. Whether it’s the strange taste, unpleasant side effects, or extra costs, medications are often accompanied with a bad association. We get that you’d rather...
Posted in: Articles
May 31st, 2018 by admin
Our bodies are far from perfect. Oftentimes you can do everything right and still have issues that require medical intervention. The same is true for your vascular access. Issues with your dialysis access point can happen at any time and since this is...
Posted in: Services
May 14th, 2018 by admin
You're getting a new Medicare card! Cards will be mailed between April 2018 – April 2019 You asked, and Medicare listened. You're getting a new Medicare card! Between April 2018 and April 2019, we'll be removing Social Security...
Posted in: Articles
May 11th, 2018 by admin
At our Vascular Access Center here at Kidney Care and Transplant Services we’re going to have an amazing team working together to ensure your access or “lifeline” is completely ready for when you begin hemodialysis. While we can handle the technical...
Posted in: About
May 8th, 2018 by admin
Cards will be mailed between April 2018 – April 2019 You asked, and we listened. You’re getting a new Medicare card! Between April 2018 and April 2019, we’ll be removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards and mailing each person a new card....
Posted in: Uncategorized
March 29th, 2018 by admin
Learning that you or a loved one needs to begin dialysis can be a scary and confusing time. Why did this happen? How will this affect my, or their, quality of life? What even is dialysis? First off, the need for dialysis comes about when...
Posted in: About
March 20th, 2018 by admin
Are you consuming too much sodium in your diet? Odds are...yes. Too much sodium can wreak havoc on your body; excess bloat, higher blood pressure (creating a burden on your heart),increased risk of stroke, heart failure, osteoporosis, stomach cancer and...
Posted in: Education
February 19th, 2018 by admin
Sometimes there are days where you're reminded of the good that a few people can bring about. When a patient needed a kidney transplant and his brother offered, it started a process that ended in nine different people across the country...
Posted in: About, Transplants
January 18th, 2018 by admin
While many people are aware of the connection between high blood pressure and heart problems, the relationship between long-term high blood pressure (hypertension) and kidney disease is less known. In fact, hypertension is one of the most common causes...
Posted in: Services
