KCER: Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition
Important KCER Links for Patients
Patients in need of assistance should first contact their dialysis or transplant provider, their local ESRD Network, or emergency management office. Information for all ESRD Networks can be found here. This information can assist facilities in developing disaster plans for patients.
The toll-free KCER Emergency Hotline for patients and providers is 866-901-3773.
Patient Hotlines & Information
The NKF 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)
Patient Placement/Dialysis Facility Location
- DaVita: 800-400-8331
- Fresenius: 800-626-1297
- DCI: 866-424-1990
- DSI: 877-374-3375
- ARA: 888-880-6867
- RAI: 800-403-2530
Find an open or closed dialysis facility at www.dialysisunits.com or hh.nephron.com from your mobile device *Attention* KCER would like to announce that the www.dialysisunits.com website has been recently enhanced to include both traffic pattern and surge capacity upgrades. The traffic pattern function provides real-time information on traffic flow in and around your selected dialysis clinic. Also of note, the surge capacity feature allows authorized users to post the number of available dialysis chairs as indicated by facilities both prior to and after an emergency/disaster. This is intended to help patients and providers locate open and functioning centers in disaster situations. Please take a moment to review the site and familiarize yourself with these new features.
Community Organizations
- American Kidney Fund: 800-638-8299
- FEMA: 800-621-FEMA (800-621-3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585
- National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS)
or call FEMA's Disaster Assistance Hotline at 800-621-FEMA (3362) - American Red Cross "Safe and Well" website
Resources
- Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis
- Prepárese para Emergencias: Una guía para personas en dialysis
- Save a Life Fact Sheet
- National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities (resources in multiple languages)
- ANNA's Peritoneal Dialysis Travel Tool Box - 2004
- Find an open or closed dialysis facility at www.dialysisunits.com or hh.nephron.com from your mobile device
- Texas ESRD Emergency Coalition Disaster Preparedness Video for Patients
- Contact your local ESRD Network
- Links to kidney-related organizations
- Disaster Information at NKF: www.kidney.org/help
- Getting Medical Care and Prescription Drugs in a Disaster or Emergency Area
- Patient Emergency Card from the Bay Area Red Cross in partnership with the Western Pacific Renal Network (Spanish version) (Chinese version)
- GET READY! Handout for patients
- Preparedness for Kidney Transplant Patients
- Patient Education (MedLinePlus, National Institutes of Health)
- Emergency Preparedness Guide: A Resource for ESRD Patients
En 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.
- Ancianos: http://www.listo.gov/america/getakit/seniors.html
- Para personas discapacitadas: http://www.listo.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html
- Cruz Roja Americana: http://www.cruzrojaamericana.org/index.asp
- Anuncios de servicio público sobre desastres naturales: http://www.epa.gov/espanol/eventosnaturales/anuncios.html
- Protegiendo a su familia de los terremotos: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2007/41/index.html
- Tarjeta en caso de emergencia (Thank you to the Bay Area Red Cross in partnership with the Western Pacific Renal Network)
