RCP Home Program of Atlanta, Inc.

RCP Home Program of Atlanta, Inc. in Sandy Springs, Georgia offers Staff-Assisted Hemodialysis, NxStage Home Hemodialysis Training on your schedule, Peritoneal Dialysis and more.

About the RCP Home Program of Atlanta with NxStage Home Dialysis

The RCP Home Program of Atlanta is committed to providing patients with the highest-quality of home dialysis care. Our staff provides training to the patient and their partner, as well as ongoing clinical support services. Services include staff-assisted one-on-one in-home dialysis treatments and training for hemodialysis with the NxStage System One.

Why are we different? We come to our patients, bringing the services of a Dialysis clinic to you: Technicians, RNs, LPNs, Dietitians, Social Workers, and Pharmacists. Home Dialysis equipment requires a small space in your home. You can keep your current doctor with required visits.

More than 31,000 people are leaving home for dialysis just in the Metro Atlanta area. One call can change your life and your family's.

For more information, contact Sonia Bent, BSN, RN, Area Administrator, or Ruth Gardner, RN, Home Training Coordinator, at (770) 369-6912.

NxStage provides dialysis on Your Schedule.

Schedule dialysis treatments when they are convenient for you and spend more time doing the things you enjoy.

Home daily hemodialysis with the NxStage System One can help you gain a new level of health, freedom and flexibility.

Home daily therapies are not for everyone. They require a patient and partner who are committed to being trained on and following the guidelines for proper system operation, as well as their dialysis prescription, which may require treatments up to six days per week.

The NxStage System One is a prescription device and, like all medical devices, involves some risks. Patients should consult with their doctor to understand the risks and responsibilities of home and/or daily hemodialysis using the NxStage System One.

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One in Nine Americans Has Chronic Kidney Disease

Many People With Kidney Disease Still in the Dark
Nearly half of people with an advanced form of kidney disease do not know they have weak or failing kidneys, according to recent research published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.

The Facts About Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

1. 20 million Americans - 1 in 9 US adults-have CKD and another 20 million more are at increased risk.
    
2. Early detection can help prevent the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure.
    
3. Heart Disease is the major cause of death for all people with CKD.
    
4. Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is the best estimate of kidney function.
    
5. Hypertension causes CKD and CKD causes hypertension.
    
6. Persistent proteinuria means CKD.
    
7. High risk groups include those with diabetes, hypertension and a family history of kidney disease.
    
8. African Americans, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans and Seniors are at increased risk.
    
9. Three simple tests can detect CKD: blood pressure, urine albumin and serum creatinine.