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0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 Number of ESRD Prevalent Cases in U.S. Population, 1980-2015 Why This Report on Dialysis Transportation?
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Photo courtesy of KFH Group. At the end of 2015, almost one-half million ESRD patients were receiving kidney dialysis and, of these, 90% traveled to dialysis facilities for their required 3-days-each-week treatments.
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More than 100 of 262 surveyed social workers provided comments and concerns; six quotes follow: "Some transportation services have patients waiting a very long time after treatment to be picked up. Patients who wait long periods of time after treatment seem to have frequent physical declines." "Transportation providers often do not show up or are quite late, both of which tend to decrease the amount of dialysis received by the patient, thereby negatively affecting their health." "Transportation problems have a huge impact on our patients.
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Comments from more than 140 of 500+ transit agencies surveyed underscore the problems. Quotes from five agencies follow: "To serve dialysis trips, we have to put drivers on the road at 4 am, two hours earlier than before.
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Photo courtesy of KFH Group. agencies to contribute to the full cost of trips with a "negotiated rate" (more than the fare)
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