Hartford Downtown Dialysis

Hartford Downtown Dialysis is a for profit kidney dialysis center located in Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by Davita.

The center received its certification or recertification from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2018. It has 40 dialysis stations.

Hartford Downtown Dialysis offers shifts starting after 5pm. This means you can start your dialysis treatment at 5pm or later. The center may also have the option for you to receive dialysis while you sleep.

The center offers in-center hemodialysis. It does not offer peritoneal dialysis. The center also offers home hemodialysis training.

Understand the level of patient care and talk to your doctor about the right dialysis facility for you.

Avoiding unnecessary transfusions is a key goal of anemia management. An anemic person has fewer or smaller red blood cells and less hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen. A lower transfusion rate is better.

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