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Putting together a tasty meal using only one pan is the ultimate in convenience for the home cook. Not only are sheet pan meals quick…

Kidney Diet Tips

September 5th, 2019· By Kellsey Reed RDN, LDN

Kidney-Friendly Pizza for National Cheese Pizza Day

The start of September typically means fall is just around the corner. The weather starts to get cooler and the leaves begin to change. Before…

Kidney Diet Tips

August 29th, 2019· By Stephanie Suhai, MS, RD

Labor Day Recipes to Send off Summer

Labor Day is a holiday most American’s celebrate by not working if possible. This day marks summer coming to an end and the next school…

Kidney Diet Tips

August 23rd, 2019· By Sarah Alsing, MS, RD

Food Facts Friday: Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is thought to be the first cheese to be made in America. It has become more popular recently as a lower calorie and…

DaVita® Medical Insights

September 10th, 2019· By Managing Editor

Study: Peritonitis Event Reporting with a Surveillance System

The ability to accurately and consistently identify peritonitis (PTN) events is necessary to make comparisons across and between peritoneal dialysis (PD) programs. This type of…

DaVita® Medical Insights

September 5th, 2019· By Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN

Podcast: Innovation in Kidney Care

Implementation science is the application of research findings and evidence-based interventions to routine clinical practice; it is an important part of innovation in health care….

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August 29th, 2019· By Jeffrey Giullian, MD, MBA

The Importance of Education for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

To say that I was not an early adopter of the Kidney Smart® community education program is an understatement. When the program was first introduced…

DaVita® Stories

September 9th, 2019· By Ashley Collins

DaVita Nurse with a Purpose Shares Her Story

My name is Ashley Collins and I work for DaVita as an acute dialysis nurse in St. Louis, Missouri. I love working for DaVita because…

DaVita® Stories

September 6th, 2019· By Terry Hayden

Want More Capacity and Creativity?

Editor’s note: This was originally published on the DaVita Stories blog Jan. 11, 2018. Have you ever wanted to have your own personal assistant? Someone…

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August 23rd, 2019· By Brittany Elways

Giving the Gift of Life for a Second Time

My name is Brittany Elways, and I have been with DaVita for eight years as a patient care technician, having recently transferred to the new…

DaVita® Stories

May 2nd, 2019· By Bernard Olsen

DaVita Veteran Rediscovers His Sense of Belonging

Ever since I left the United States Army, I have felt a sense of something I struggle to even find the words for. It is…

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Kidney Diet Tips

September 17th, 2019 · By Samantha Raymond MPH, RD, CD

Making Meal Prep Work for You

If you’re a fan of using food blogs or social media to find recipes, it’s likely you’ve come across the idea of meal prep. What…

Kidney Diet Tips

September 10th, 2019 · By Heidi Bennett RD, CBE

Sheet Pan Smarts for the Kidney Diet

Putting together a tasty meal using only one pan is the ultimate in convenience for the home cook. Not only are sheet pan meals quick…

DaVita® Medical Insights

September 10th, 2019 · By Managing Editor

Study: Peritonitis Event Reporting with a Surveillance System

The ability to accurately and consistently identify peritonitis (PTN) events is necessary to make comparisons across and between peritoneal dialysis (PD) programs. This type of…

DaVita® Medical Insights

September 5th, 2019 · By Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN

Podcast: Innovation in Kidney Care

Implementation science is the application of research findings and evidence-based interventions to routine clinical practice; it is an important part of innovation in health care….

DaVita® Stories

September 9th, 2019 · By Ashley Collins

DaVita Nurse with a Purpose Shares Her Story

My name is Ashley Collins and I work for DaVita as an acute dialysis nurse in St. Louis, Missouri. I love working for DaVita because…

DaVita® Stories

September 6th, 2019 · By Terry Hayden

Want More Capacity and Creativity?

Editor’s note: This was originally published on the DaVita Stories blog Jan. 11, 2018. Have you ever wanted to have your own personal assistant? Someone…

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Kidney Diet Tips

July 9th, 2010 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Best cereal choices for the kidney diet

Today I received a question about the best cereals for a person in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat. Instead of sending my…

Kidney Diet Tips

June 24th, 2014 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?

People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The amount of fluid they can have is limited since the kidneys lose…

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March 21st, 2017 · By Andrea Curtis, LCSW

Recognizing Social Workers on World Social Work Day

Dialysis patients and their families are often unaware of the breadth of support and resources available to them. These include transportation options, support groups, educational…

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February 23rd, 2017 · By Robert Provenzano, MD, FACP, FASN

Acute Kidney Injury Patients Now Receiving Dialysis in an Outpatient Setting

This January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave dialysis centers the ability to provide dialysis services to acute kidney injury (AKI) patients….

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