Patients
in need of assistance should first contact their dialysis or
transplant provider, their local emergency management office,
or their local ESRD Network. Information for all ESRD Networks
can be found here. This
information can assist facilities in developing disaster plans
for patients.
The
toll-free Emergency Hotline for patients and providers is 888-33-KIDNEY
(888-335-4363).
Kidney
Community Emergency Preparedness and Response (www.kidney.org/help)
has essential information to help dialysis patients, transplant
recipients and kidney health care professionals before and during
emergencies.
Patient
Identification Cards (please click on the card)
Resources:
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Español
Las necesidades
y capacidades de cada persona son únicas, pero cada persona
puede adoptar medidas importantes para prepararse para todo
tipo de emergencias e implementar planes.
Patient
Hotlines & Information:
- DaVita:
800-400-8331
- Fresenius:
800-626-1297
- DCI:
866-424-1990
- DSI:
877-374-3375
- ARA:
888-880-6867
- RAI:
800-403-2530
- NKF:
888-33-KIDNEY (888-335-4363)
- AKF:
800-638-8299
- Dialysis
Corporation of America 866-927-2107
- FEMA:
800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585
- National
Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS): Register/Search:
1-800-588-9822 or https://asd.fema.gov/inter/nefrls/home.htm
- American
Red Cross "Safe and Well" website: www.redcross.org/metadata/safeandwell/safeandwell.html
