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Get the latest news, updates, and helpful tips from 麻豆精品 Centers.

Tips to stay cool during hot weather

Hot summer days can be a challenge when you are on dialysis and trying to keep your fluid gains to 2 kilograms between treatments. Drinking more fluid is not the best way to stay cool when you feel dehydrated and thirsty 鈥� doing so can push you over your recommended daily fluid allowance and cause complications. See our tips on how to beat the heat this summer!

 

 

Your feedback matters!

When you share your experience in the twice-annual patient surveys, we use the results to improve comfort, communication, and your day鈥憈o鈥慸ay dialysis care at 麻豆精品 Centers. Read more on our News & Events page.

(Photo: Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Erica Lockley visits with a patient during rounding.)

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Honor your H.E.R.O.

Express your appreciation for your care team 鈥� physicians, nurses, dialysis technicians, dietitians, social workers, and the broader support team 鈥搘ith a donation to 麻豆精品 Centers.

More NKC news and updates

Back in the saddle after a kidney transplant

You may remember Gabriele Ellis, a Port Angeles Peritoneal Dialysis patient whose story we featured in a and on our website. With home dialysis, she kept her dream alive 鈥� running a small farm in Sequim. Today, she鈥檚 5 months post-transplant and already back on a horse, enjoying this new chapter of life.

Read Gabriele’s story here.

Honor your care team H.E.R.O.!

Many patients ask how they can say thank you to their care team. The H.E.R.O. program offers a meaningful way to honor caregivers who鈥檝e been there for you. With a donation of any amount, the care team members you recognize receive a H.E.R.O. pin, and your gift helps support patient care and special programs like palliative care and free CKD education. Learn more.

(Photo: Our first H.E.R.O. honoree, Kent Kidney Center Medical Director Dr. Andrew Brockenbrough, during patient rounds.)

What’s on your plate this season?

Try this healthy, hearty baked potato soup to warm up on chilly spring days.

馃憠 See more recipe ideas from our nutrition team

Patient spotlight: Adrian Allen

“Amy has been everything to me. She’s helped me so much, I’ve never had someone be so great in my corner. … she is the pilot to my plane.”

Adrian Allen has been on kidney dialysis for almost 12 years, but if you ask him what keeps him going, he鈥檒l tell you it鈥檚 his family, his determination, and one very special social worker 鈥� Amy Postel. As a patient at Burien Kidney Center, Adrian has received not just medical treatment but also life-changing support. Read or watch to learn more about Adrian’s journey to transplant.

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