Providence Health Care - Kidney Function Clinic

Outpatient Services

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Kidney Function Clinic

St. Paul's Hospital
Unit 6A, 6th Flr Providence Bldg
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1R6

Phone: (604) 806-9018
Fax: (604) 806-9653

Education, clinical care, and information for patients and their families with chronic kidney disease. Care is provided to patients at all stages of kidney disease prior to the patient receiving dialysis or a kidney transplant or throughout conservative treatment

The overall goals for the service include:

Early detection, prevention and minimizing complications and delaying progression of kidney disease.
Ensuring patient and family understanding of kidney disease.
Ensuring understanding of the health care system, hospital and outpatient systems and services available to kidney patients.
Identifying potential issues related to long-term patient management.
Facilitating longitudinal care of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Integrating specialist care using a coordinated approach - Integrated/ Shared Care Clinic.

Proximity of the clinic to other services of the Renal program such as the hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and inpatient nephrology units assists in coordination, integration, and delivery of care to chronically-ill patients.

Hemodialysis Service for Travelers
Visitors requiring hemodialysis services during their stay are strongly recommended to book this service well in advance of their trip, by contacting the renal program at Providence Health Care at 604-806-9034 or email mdonnelly@providencehealth.bc.ca