How to Solve the Kidney Failure Crisis

Written by brianwallace | Published 2021/08/05
Tech Story Tags: health | healthcare | dialysis | healthtech | infographic | nursing-homes | healthcare-tech | medicine

TLDR 786,000 Americans were living with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) At present, 86% of dialysis treatment occurs at outpatient clinics. Medicare spends $49 billion on ESRD care, with the majority of the money funding dialysis treatments. Nursing homes need in-house dialysis care designed for geriatric patients. With 6 chairs installed, 3-day dialysis can support up to 36 patients. Compare that with daily dialysis, in which six chairs can support only 12 patients at any given time.via the TL;DR App

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Written by brianwallace | Founder @ NowSourcing | Contributor at Hackernoon | Advisor: Google Small Biz, SXSW | Founder of The Innovate Summit
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/08/05