Dialysis Services at Guthrie

Dialysis services at Guthrie are provided in the state-of-the-art Paul Gerry Dialysis Center at Robert Packer Hospital. Dialysis is available to patients with a wide variety of kidney dysfunctions, and the Dialysis Center is open six days a week. Approximately 20 specially-trained dialysis nurses staff the center and provide patient support services. Guthrie also has a secondary, 9-station dialysis unit in Towanda, which is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The dialysis health care team, including nephrologists, nurses, social workers, care coordinators and dietitians, provide each patient with specialized care. The apheresis program’s co-directors are a board-certified nephrologist and a board-certified hematologist/oncologist who directs the peripheral blood stem cell transplant program. For more information about dialysis at Guthrie, choose from the options below.

 

About Your Kidneys Why Do I Need Dialysis? Glossary of Terms Frequently Asked Questions Types of Dialysis/Services Provided Principles of Peritoneal Dialysis Guthrie Nephrologists Dialysis Access

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