Receiving Dialysis In Phoenix
In 2023, it was estimated that more than 808,000 people in the United States were living with end stage kidney disease. Most of these patients (88%, to be exact) were receiving dialysis treatment. Keep reading to learn more about dialysis treatment in Phoenix, Arizona.
what is Dialysis Treatment?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, dialysis is treatment for people who are having issues with their kidneys not working. When the kidneys are not working properly, it causes excess toxic waste products, such as urea and creatinine, to build up in the blood. Dialysis treatments filter out this excess waste and excess fluid from your blood. Dialysis treatments are meant to treat patients living with kidney disease and those in renal failure waiting for a transplant.
How Does Treatment For Dialysis Work?
Most commonly dialysis treatment is conducted at a dialysis center through a method called hemodialysis. Hemodialysis is a procedure where blood is taken out of the body from a vein in the arm and then the blood is filtered through a dialyzer (an artificial kidney).
After the blood goes through the dialyzer, the clean blood is placed back into the body. This process may need to be done anywhere from three to seven times per week, depending on the extent of the damage to your kidneys.
With 23 across Arizona offering dialysis phoenix, haven health offers the perfect solution for your needs. Contact us today for a free consultation.
What Causes Someone To Need Dialysis Treatment?
Requiring dialysis happens when chronic kidney disease develops into end-stage kidney disease, which is fatal without dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant.
According to the Mayo Clinic, kidney disease happens when the kidneys become damaged, usually by a medical condition. This tends to become more common in older age as certain conditions become more likely, and/or patients develop multiple conditions simultaneously.
Conditions that can cause damage to the kidneys (especially when not properly treated) include:
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Certain autoimmune conditions, such as lupus, sarcoidosis, and Sjogren syndrome
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Other types of inherited kidney diseases
- Long-term obstruction of the urinary tract
- Vesicoureteral reflux (a condition that causes urine to become backed up into the kidneys)
- Certain medications that suppress the immune system
- Certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- High doses of Ibuprofen
Receiving Dialysis Treatment At Haven Health
Two of Haven Health’s skilled nursing facilities offer onsite dialysis services to reduce the stress on patients who require dialysis treatments.
At Haven Health, we believe patient health should be personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate. This is why we offer dialysis onsite at two locations in Arizona — to reduce the burden of seeking life-saving treatment for our patients.
Contact Haven Health’s Sky Harbor location in Phoenix to learn more.
Benefits Of Receiving Dialysis In Pheonix
- No commuting stress.
- Receive treatment in a comfortable and familiar environment.
- Better care coordination with staff.
- Superior continuation of care.
- More ease, less hassle.
Dialysis is a necessary part of many seniors’ skilled nursing care. Whether you’re waiting for a kidney transplant or have just entered the later stages of kidney disease and could benefit from dialysis treatment, Haven Health in Phoenix has options that can help.
Sources:
Chronic kidney disease. (2025).
Dialysis. (2025).
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