KRIS
IT SERVES AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE
JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE
OPENING...AND THE CHALLENGES,
ARE
STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN M.
MIZUNO, HOUSE CHAIR OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
PALANI
SMITH...OF FRESENIUS KIDNEY
CARE....AND GLEN HAYASHIDA,
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL KIDNEY
FOUNDATION OF HAWAII KRIS
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO OPEN
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND ONE
OF
THE HIGHEST RATES OF THIS
DISEASE IN
PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO SECURE
NOT OPEN IN A TIMELY MANNER -
TIMELY BEING A REVIEW AND IF
APPROVED BY BOTH THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO OPEN THE
DIALYSIS CLINIC WITHIN 3 TO 6
DIALYSIS
PATIENTS BEING FORCED TO GO TO
THE EMERGENCY ROOM, OR AS WE
HOURS AND RETURING THE NEXT DAY
FOR ANOTHER 2 OR 3 HOURS -
RATHER THAN ONE SCHEDULED
DIALYSIS
DIALYSIS PATIENTS IN WAIPAHU TO
THE
WINDARD AREA OR PATIENTS FROM
THE
LEEWARD AREA TO CLINICS IN
DOWNTOWN, BECAUSE WE DO NOT
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS WITH
SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS
THE MILILANI DIALYSIS CENTER IS
LOCATED ON AINAMAKUA STREET