Inpatient Dialysis

Dialysis

Patients who are in the hospital and are already on dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) are able to continue their treatment while in the hospital.
Patients needing emergent and/or short-term dialysis are treated.
Patients newly starting dialysis who will continue on with dialysis in an outpatient setting are treated at ORHC.
A Nephrology consult is provided and the nephrologist supervises all inpatient dialysis care.
A trained surgeon is present to place a temporary or permanent hemodialysis catheter; for a permanent fistula a referral to another facility is done at a later date.
All of the dialysis treatments are given by a specially trained nurse. These nurses work at a chronic unit in Ottumwa.
The nurses are contracted by the hospital to provide dialysis care for inpatients.
The dialysis service has a trained dialysis nurse educator.
Dietician services are provided by a registered dietician to all inpatient dialysis patients.
A Social Worker will assist with referral to a chronic dialysis unit as needed.

Phone 641-684-2799