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| Renal / Kidney
Providence Health Care has the largest nephrology department in the province. Its integrated, interdisciplinary team of caregivers — based at St. Paul's Hospital — provides a continuum of treatment, from early intervention to dialysis and kidney transplantation. The range of hospital-based and outreach services provided by the renal team includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, as well as pre- and post-transplant assessment. About 60 kidney transplants are performed each year at St. Paul's. With kidney failure increasing in BC by 10-15 percent every year, Providence Health Care continues to plan and expand services by increasing dialysis capacity at in-centre units and community-based units. Community hemodialysis units are now open in Vancouver, Squamish, Sechelt, Powell River, Richmond and North Vancouver. For more information, read the Providence Renal brochure. The BC Provincial Renal Agency, which oversees renal care services in B.C., is also located at St. Paul's. Looking for an outpatient clinic? Click here. |
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