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Kidney Disease

If Your Kidneys are Failing, Help is Here

We provide dialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments

Kidney Dialysis

Dialysis removes toxic substances from your blood when your kidneys are unable to. Most commonly, it’s used for people suffering from kidney failure, but the procedure can also be done to remove drugs or poisons from your body.

Dialysis can be done at the hospital or at home through a process called peritoneal dialysis. This works by using a membrane inside the abdomen (peritoneal membrane) and special solutions that help remove toxins. Although this kind of dialysis can allow you to have dialysis in the comfort of your own home, it must be done every day.

Need Help? Call 610-402-CARE (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday) to talk to nurses and other experts who can help you find a doctor and more.

This page last updated 10/21/08 03:46 PM
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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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