DaVita Establishes Hotline for Dialysis Patients across Southern California in Response to Wildfire Evacuations.Dialysis Patients Requiring Treatment Encouraged to Call (800) 400-8331 EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif. -- As a result of the fires in across Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , some DaVita clinics in those areas will be unable to provide dialysis services until evacuation orders are lifted. DaVita has established a hotline for kidney patients to help find open clinics and schedule treatments. Patients requiring dialysis treatment are encouraged to call (800) 400-8331 if they have not already been contacted directly by DaVita representatives. Kidney failure kidney failure or renal failure Partial or complete loss of kidney function. Acute failure causes reduced urine output and blood chemical imbalance, including uremia. Most patients recover within six weeks. patients - who require dialysis treatments three times per week - are at high risk during emergencies as they depend on life-sustaining dialysis treatments. The DaVita Hotline is a resource to let patients and their families know whether clinics are open for treatment. Live operators assist in making alternative arrangements for treatment if necessary. DaVita Inc. is one of the largest providers of dialysis services in the United States, providing dialysis services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure Chronic Kidney Failure Definition Chronic kidney failure occurs when disease or disorder damages the kidneys so that they are no longer capable of adequately removing fluids and wastes from the body or of maintaining the proper level of certain and disease. DaVita manages over 1,300 outpatient facilities and acute units in over 700 hospitals located in 42 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , serving approximately 100,000 patients. For more information please visit www.DaVita.com. |
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